George Russell teases karting announcement for 12 November

George Russell has teased a karting-related announcement for Thursday, 12 November, but has not said what he plans to reveal.

Russell posted an Instagram video on Monday with the caption “Stay tuned”. It revisits his childhood in karting and ends with the date 12.11.26.

Fans in the comments wondered whether Russell might be announcing a karting team. The post was also shared in collaboration with a new Instagram account called gr63academy.

Russell says he began karting properly at seven, after his older brother Benjy had raced karts before him. The footage includes a kart carrying No. 63, the number he still uses in Formula 1. He says karting taught him the fundamentals of racing: “Now it’s time to give back to a sport that gave me so much.”