Reigning world champion Lando Norris has said his old friend George Russell is "giddy" with excitement at being title favourite for Formula 1's 2026 season. read more »

Toto Wolff has sought to play down expectations that Mercedes and George Russell are set to be the benchmark ahead of the new F1 season. The post Toto Wolff cautious over talk... read more »

Lando Norris "completely believes" 2026 title favourite George Russell will join him in F1's world championship-winning ranks at some point - but the McLaren... read more »

Mercedes F1 star George Russell has admitted his surprise over rivals Red Bull and what they achieved at the Barcelona shakedown. read more »

George Russell is quietly optimistic of Mercedes' chances of success in this year's F1 season, hilariously concurring with Toto Wolff's assessment its new W17... read more »

George Russell is eager to contest a Formula 1 title battle against Max Verstappen in 2026 with the Mercedes driver heading into the campaign as the world championship... read more »

George Russell has labelled Aston Martin as potential F1 title contenders this year, branding its Adrian Newey-designed car as "spectacular". The post George Russell... read more »

George Russell says Mercedes' 2026 car is already "ticking the boxes" for the team on track but that it is "way too early" to tell whether it will... read more »

Mercedes driver George Russell has made it clear that he wants to challenge for the 2026 driver's title and face off against two F1 champions read more »

George Russell has set out his F1 title aspirations for 2026, and admitted he is keen to go "head-to-head" with Max Verstappen. The post George Russell sets out F1... read more »

Red Bull's new engine caught George Russell by surprise at the recent Barcelona F1 test read more »

Seemingly the bookies favourite for the 2026 title, George Russell relishes the potential fight with Max Verstappen. read more »

Mercedes driver George Russell says his hope for the 2026 F1 season is to find himself in a title fight with Max Verstappen. read more »

Early Formula 1 preseason favourite George Russell said he's ready to fight for a world championship and is relishing the chance to go head-to-head with old rival Max... read more »

The new generation of Formula 1 cars weren't met with great enthusiasm by drivers when they were first tried in the simulator last year. But after the first real test of... read more »

Say hello to the Mercedes-AMG F1 W17 E PERFORMANCE! Tune in to our season launch as we formally introduce our 2026 car and get the thoughts from Toto Wolff, George Russell,... read more »

Formula 1 2026 world championship favourite George Russell is confident Mercedes has produced a strong car for the upcoming season - but refused to declare it a potential title... read more »

The opening F1 pre-season test in Barcelona has conjured a "positive" reaction from George Russell about Mercedes' 2026 challenger. The post George Russell... read more »

Mercedes hit the ground running in testing, but hitting the ground with its chassis appears to be a thing of the past. read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap on the final day of Formula 1's 2026 shakedown in Barcelona, while Mercedes conducted the most mileage across the week. The Ferrari... read more »

George Russell and Mercedes blew away their F1 rivals on day four (Thursday, January 29) of the Barcelona shakedown. read more »

Mercedes continued its 2026 preparations with a productive second day of running at the Barcelona Shakedown on 28 January, completing more than 180 laps as both George Russell... read more »

Mercedes reportedly ended Day Four of F1's Barcelona pre-season test on top, with George Russell fastest ahead of team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The post Mercedes on top... read more »

Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli end Barcelona shakedown on a high, posting a best time over a second quicker than closest rival. read more »

Aston Martin finally appeared on track in the latter stages of the fourth day of the Barcelona Formula 1 shakedown, while Mercedes kept collecting miles and McLaren's day... read more »