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Lydia Mee

George Russell urged to rediscover "flow state" in F1 title chase

Former Formula 1 race engineer Rob Smedley has argued that George Russell is "overthinking" his 2026 title challenge, urging the Mercedes driver to rediscover his "flow state" amid a growing points deficit to his team-mate Kimi Antonelli.

During an episode of the High Performance Racing podcast alongside former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer and broadcaster Jake Humphrey, Smedley analysed the widening gap between the two Mercedes drivers and the intra-team dynamics at the Brackley outfit.

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