it breaks my heart to see george come into each race weekend with so much positivity just for it to be broken down by his team and his car... barcelona pls be kind to him
it’s less about conspiracy theories and more about observing where the energy suddenly appears. for some drivers every stone gets overturned. for others the response is basically “awwww that’s unfortunate :/ see you next weekend i guess!”
now i'm the last person who would subscribe to any favoritism allegations but this is BLATANT, if this was kimi's win under threat you know they'd send an army to that hearing.
George on media duties today:
"If it was just… if there was no luck either way, I would have been on the podium in Japan, either P1 or P2, I think I would have won in Canada and I probably would have finished third in Monaco,”.
“For sure I don’t think I’d be ahead of Kimi in the standings but we’d be right there and then it’s a different story."
“I’ve definitely not given up on the championship. It’s just something I’m not thinking about.- I’m just really going race by race. Until it’s over, you’re still in the fight because in this sport it does change very quick and it doesn’t take a lot to swing"
[The Independent]
don’t worry guys the points may be gone but at least we’ll get a beautiful speech about george’s resilience 🥰
“he’s mentally strong” “he always bounces back” “he knows how to overcome setbacks” “there are many races ahead”
thanks toto that should definitely replace the points
George was the only driver that got a drive-thru penalty in Monaco, making it less likely to get overturned. However, as we’ve seen in 2025, every point matters. @MercedesAMGF1 not requesting to attend, or even lodge their own RoR is disappointing, to say the least. Optics MATTER
i genuinely wish george was doing the mind games everyone keeps talking about because the reality is way less exciting 😭 the alleged mind games in question are george showing up every weekend saying that his teammate is talented and has a huge future ahead of him
🇲🇨 | Kimi on the mental fight with George:
“Its not the first time we’ve seen ‘mind games’. You always try to pressure your rival. Luckily these things dont affect me. Its too early to talk about the title fight. I go race by race.”
“At the end of the weekend I check the standings, but after that I’m already thinking about the next race. When I pull down the visor and head out on track, I don’t think about that. I race to give my best. Since I haven’t won anything yet, I have nothing to lose.”
“It’s possible that, together with my young age, this leads some people to believe there’s still plenty of room for improvement. Maybe that’s also why George sees me as a particularly dangerous rival in the fight for the world championship.”
#F1 #MonacoGP
no way he doesn’t eventually snap and start questioning why he’s still putting up with this. this team would let him get run over by safety car and still find a way to call it a racing incident
Lots of layers to this, but penny for the thoughts of George Russell who got the 5 second penalty for something which now seems clearly incorrect, didn’t serve it and then received a drive through which took him entirely out of the points…zero luck and surely no way to rectify
every driver has sounded defeated after a rough run of races. lewis himself spent half of last season calling himself useless. did that suddenly erase his titles? of course not. drivers say things in the heat of the moment and then move on
E ai vc vai ver o companheiro de equipe do Antonelli e ele ta lá falando que a distancia ja ta grande demais. E depois ele me JURA que ganharia pelo menos dois campeonatos na era de ouro da Mercedes com essa mentalidade excelente que ele tem
not that it matters to the ppl pushing this narrative but george literally followed it up by saying he won’t give up. but ig GR is apparently the only driver not allowed to be frustrated
i don’t think max would ever be a second driver but ngl it’d be funny as hell to watch him try to deal with a garage full of minions and marcus MIDleys incompetence
i have a job and i don’t really worry about george russell’s contract anymore bc i actually want him out of this circus act of a team + i’d love to see 3s and 12s fighting