Name: Russell ‘really proud’ as he leads home Mercedes 1-2 in the season opener
Uploaded: 2026-03-08T07:27:58.724Z
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Description: George Russell showed Mercedes’ new car is the class of the field as he led home team mate Kimi Antonelli for a 1-2 finish in the first Grand Prix of the season in Australia.

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Russell ‘really proud’ as he leads home Mercedes 1-2 in the season opener

George Russell showed Mercedes’ new car is the class of the field as he led home team mate Kimi Antonelli for a 1-2 finish in the first Grand Prix of the season in Australia.

Mar 08, 2026 7:27am UTC

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