“I haven’t forgotten how to drive”: George Russell defiant amid Antonelli F1 run

George Russell says he’s “not forgotten the best way to drive” following a tricky Miami Grand Prix wherein Mercedes Method 1 team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli gained once more.

George Russell got here into the brand new marketing campaign as favorite to win the title, however at present trails team-mate Kimi Antonelli by 20 factors after 4 rounds.

The Italian is within the midst of a dominant begin to his sophomore F1 season, with Antonelli successful the final three grands prix from pole.

He’s the primary driver in F1 historical past to win their first three grands prix from pole place.

Russell struggled throughout the Miami weekend, ending 43.051s from Antonelli in fourth.

“I’m not even contemplating it”

Requested about Antonelli’s run towards his, Russell informed Sky F1 on Sunday: “He’s a improbable driver, and he’s been exceptionally fast since day one.

“You don’t win all the championships as a teen in the event you don’t have the pace.

“However I’ve nonetheless obtained the boldness in myself, and I’ve additionally been there; I’ve not forgotten the best way to drive.

“It’s just a bit little bit of a difficult run, however we’re 4 races down, an extended option to go and we’ll reassess issues over these subsequent few weeks.”

Russell later identified to the media, together with Crash.web, that luck went towards him in China and Japan, the place he had tempo sufficient to win, and is assured momentum will ultimately swing again in his favour.

“Clearly, he’s in a very excellent place in the intervening time, and momentum is with him.

“However, I’ve obtained sufficient expertise from championships I’ve gained myself in how momentum swings all through a 12 months.

“And in addition wanting on the championship final 12 months. To be sincere, I’m not even contemplating it [the gap].

“I simply need to give again onto the highest step of the rostrum.

“The primary three races I had the efficiency to do this. This weekend I completely didn’t have the efficiency to do this.

“I could possibly be standing right here now with three very totally different outcomes from the final three races and this could be only a little bit of a one-off.

“However clearly, issues labored out otherwise in Japan and China. However that’s Method 1 typically.”