Russell insists he will ‘keep fighting’ for 2026 title

Skip to content George Russell has stated he will “keep fighting every single race until it’s mathematically impossible” that he can’t win this year’s Formula 1 title. The Mercedes driver trails team mate Kimi Antonelli by 81 points in the drivers’ standings, with the young Italian having taken his eighth victory of the season last time out in Madrid. Russell was only able to finish P5 at the Madring and claimed after the race that he was “not in the fight” for the title anymore with just nine rounds remaining. Ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix this weekend, Russell admitted…