Claim your 14-day free trial with Attio here: https://attio.com/race George Russell still has plenty of time to overturn Kimi Antonelli's F1 points lead, even after his Canadian Grand Prix disaster. But Russell faces a much bigger problem than Antonelli simply being ahead in the points... 00:00 The title swing 01:38 Russell's big problem 03:47 Like Piastri v. Norris? 06:20 What it means for Mercedes Subscribe: http://the-race.com/youtube_subscribe The Race Members' Club: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership Website: http://the-race.com/ Twitter: @wearetherace Instagram: @wearetherace Facebook: http://facebook.com/wearetherace Podcasts: http://the-race.com/podcasts #f1 #f12026 #f1latest #therace #formula1 #formulaone #mercedes #mercedesf1 #canadiangp #georgerussell #kimiantonelli
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I am enjoying Antonelli not sitting back with Russell. I'm also happy to see the Ferrari and Red Bull teams pushing up into the mix as well. Lastly, it's impressive that the two new engine manufacturers(Ford, Audi) are performing reliably well so quickly.
The title fight just fully turned into me
Funnily enough 2016 after 5 rounds: Nico Rosberg - 100 points Lewis Hamilton - 57 points Gap: 43 points 2026 after 5 rounds: Andrea Kimi Antonelli - 131 points George Russell - 88 points Gap: 43 points
Toto hit George's Killswitch
Kimi for sure won me over, the kid´s a fucking killer. Saying he´s gonna crash several times is cope from George´s fans at this stage.
Insane how Antonelli pushed George's car so hard that it broke. :P
Who the hell was in charge of the cameras. The camera work is disgustingly crap.
It’s 2016 all over again, here we are a decade later, the two Mercedes fighting at each others throats. I’m just curious as to what race is gonna be a repeat of Spain where they take each other out
We will never know who would have won… but that fact alone on ‘Russel’s track’ kimi managed to put him under so much pressure is impressive to me
At least we are getting to see teammates taking risks against each other unlike last year with the sanitised racing from McLaren
The biggest problem he faces aside from Kimi's speed, is that in comparison to the eminently likeable and cuddly young Italian, Russell comes across as somewhat of a privileged, unlikeable, snooty English guy (they're all privileged, I know). Antonelli is a marketing dream come true. I know who I'd prefer to to be a PR agent for.
Kimi has only 1 year and few races of F1 experience. But showed an absolute killer instinct. George's seat in Merc is questionable next year.
George's luck is terrible
Antonelli not giving Russell an inch is a joy to watch :) kid has balls
Russell's biggest problem is his overbloated ego. He thinks entitled to the WDC and that Antonelli should be the same as Bottas was to Hamilton, plus the whole team should be built around him too. Woody can't handle a teammate that has more raw talent than he has.
Russel already thinks he is owed championship titles, somehow. Saying if he started earlier he would already have been a champion? Excuse me? Guy is getting exposed by Antonelli and now saying its 'the gods' conspiring against him, the ego on this boy is wild.
russell needs to accept that he is now bottas
0:27 sums it up and should be new meme format
Suffice to say, if Russell's engine went bang Kimi's could anytime, too. How many DNF's were there in the race, 8!?
Said the same when Norris had the DNF last year but he still came back to win. Verstappen also had a 46 point deficit to Leclerc after the first 3 races of 2022 but in the end he won comfortably. Season is long