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Lydia Mee

George Russell sends defiant message after challenging F1 season start

George Russell insists he will focus on the positives as he reflects on the first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season, following a seventh-place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

As the F1 paddock packs up for the mandatory summer shutdown, the Mercedes driver is determined to maintain a glass-half-full perspective. The Briton concluded the first 11 races with a hard-fought seventh place at the Hungaroring after suffering an anti-stall issue at the race start and, unfortunately for Russell, that has not been his only bit of bad luck this year.

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