Wolff takes responsibility for Russell’s US GP struggles

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said the team had to find out why George Russell could not extract the car’s performance at the United States Grand Prix. He called Russell a champion who was “not clicking with the car” and concluded: “And this is on us.”

The remarks came in a post-race conversation with David Coulthard. The exchange began with Russell’s five-second penalty for going off track on the opening lap, then turned to his lack of pace compared with team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who had won the race.