Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says team let George Russell down in Mexico
The gist
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said the team "completely let him down" after George Russell finished sixth.
Wolff is defending Russell while 20-year-old team-mate Kimi Antonelli takes the title.
How it unfolded
- Oct 27, 2026Wolff rejects former Red Bull motorsport advisor Helmut Marko's suggestion that Russell has little chance of becoming world champion, saying "he's wrong on George".
- Nov 1, 2026Russell finishes sixth in the Mexico City GP as Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, 20, seals the Drivers' Championship with four rounds remaining, becoming F1's youngest ever world champion.
- Nov 1, 2026Russell starts second but an energy-deployment issue drops him to sixth on the opening lap, and he gets a 10-second penalty for a first-lap collision with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar.