Russell battles reliability woes as Antonelli closes on title

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 15:44 · Archive

George Russell is 84 points behind Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli with seven races remaining after another engine failure in Malaysia.

George Russell faces an increasingly distant title fight after an engine failure in Malaysia left him 84 points behind teammate Kimi Antonelli with only seven scheduled races remaining. The 20-year-old Italian is now almost certain to win his maiden world championship. Russell has suffered multiple reliability issues this season, including retirements from Canada and Malaysia, and must start the Singapore Grand Prix from the rear of the grid after taking a new power unit. He acknowledged that Antonelli has performed better overall but believes he would still be competitive without the mechanical failures.

How it is being reported

• 'Tough to take': F1 star reflects on run of bad luckMercedes are dominating the F1 title race but one of their drivers is still cursing his luck in Singapore as he seeks to pursue his soaraway teammate.The West Australian · 8 Oct, 15:09
• 'Tough to take': F1 star reflects on run of bad luckMercedes are dominating the F1 title race but one of their drivers is still cursing his luck in Singapore as he seeks to pursue his soaraway teammate.Perth Now · 8 Oct, 15:09

In this story: George Russell · Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes · Singapore · Malaysia

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