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George Russell defiant as F1 title defeat nears: “It’s not going to break me”

George Russell is preparing for a championship-losing season after his Mercedes teammate, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, is poised to secure his first world title at the upcoming Mexico City Grand Prix. A top-nine finish for Antonelli will be enough to clinch the championship, regardless of Russell's race result.

During a Thursday press conference in Mexico City, the 28-year-old Briton expressed his resilience and long-term view of a career that he believes will be not be defined by this season's setbacks. Drawing comparisons to the longevity of Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, Russell's season has been marked by reliability issues and several retirements.

He expects to find strength from these difficulties and views this current period as a most opportune time to have faced such adversity.

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