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@__xkid @drivereightyone Definitely looks like it 🙈😄

@drivereightyone They're just giving competition to the Ferrari strat team

sky showed a compilation of oscar and lando repeatedly urging mcl to change their tyres before the race started and getting ignored….. i genuinely can’t fathom what was going through mcl’s heads

@thef1diplomat I just hope his luck changes

In a more level-headed "debrief" post here, for anyone who has followed and engaged me in enough discourse to care, I just want to air out the only thing that bothers me about modern day F1 or even the "social media" sports fandom zeitgeist. Aside from shithousery/banter, which I expect and even engage in myself, I quite frankly find it very annoying that certain fanbases and prominent voices within them are so quick to narrative shift/frame conveniently. When Kimi is in a podium picture with Lewis and Max, you have people saying "wow look, 3 talents of their generation on the podium", obviously elevating Kimi's potential and reputation to being the "next generational talent", yet when it is to criticize George, they infantilize Kimi to being a teenager who is giving George a hard time. The problem with this is that both cannot obviously (objectively) be true. Kimi is a great prospect, it was VERY obvious that he had "something", hence why Mercedes were so willing to put him in the team when Lewis announced his sudden option/departure, and why they did not want to lose him to other teams. As a George fan, there is always a bit of trepidation, and I definitely had my doubts, especially since it felt like George may be receiving a raw deal in it all as he is presently "out of sync" with the F1 timeline, despite doing everything he needed to do. Kimi is a great talent, he is showing his tremendous raw pace and potential already, and has made a huge leap from last year as far as consistency is concerned. But, narrative framing is also being a bit kind to him. George was "penciled in" as the "favorite" if Mercedes had a great package this year, and a sexier headline is Kimi doing everything he is doing (which deserves applause, but is also on an objective level what Mercedes are paying him to do, maximize his own results). I know it's easy to take cheap shots, and to attempt to be some gotcha level TMZ fan, but I also genuinely don't understand the level of opposition George has from the general fanbase. He has this alleged reputation of being some preppy/snotty complainer who feels he is entitled to everything, but those who actually followed his career have seen that he's actually quite the opposite of that. Maybe this is his burden to bear, I'll still be cheering for him regardless, but it's a bit annoying to have people frame arguments simply because they dislike George and will use anything to cut him at the legs. He was dominating this weekend, yet we've seen people saying that he was choking under pressure (really?), and again it's just disingenuous. It will only make that 2026 World Driver's Championship that much sweeter when George wins it in a way that only he can: deck stacked against him, backed in a corner, enveloped in Murphy's Law yet he still comes back up & out. Time for bed.

@GeorgeRussell63 Even in that moment you made sure to not throw it where it would endanger anyone else. That’s just the type of person you are. I definitely wanted to throw stuff just watching 😄

Apologies to the marshals & FIA for making their job harder than it needed to be. Lots of emotions in the moment.

@georgieporge63 Unfortunately yes 🙈

that kid is really lucky isn't he

@russellatte Heartbroken for him 🥹

NO GEORGE NO 😭😭😭 I'M SO SORRY

@F1GuyDan He was not very pleased with himself in the interview. I was a little surprised

Isack Hadjar is on it today. Blistering pace.

@simscircuit I really feel for the man 😂

oh bono 💀

@grussellvb That’s the only reaction needed tbh

George's face at hearing the "kimi said on the radio you're 'very naugthy'" klls me so badddd

@GeorgeRussell63 @MercedesAMGF1 Well done for keeping your calm! All the best for tomorrow’s race 🍀

P1 in the Sprint Race in Montreal!! 🇨🇦 Love this track. Great job from the team 🏆

@PrincessShuri He was completely out of line. They asked him nicely to calm down several times to no avail. I don’t think it serves anyone to be driving a car at that speed while throwing a temper tantrum

not my circus not my monkeys but why did toto even say that to Kimi

@BambixRussell It’s laughable

Vanzini ma credi che russell non sappia a memoria il libro delle regole🤣

@MercedesAMGPCF1 Probably got some briefing before going into this 😂

🚨 Kimi 🗣️"It was a very hard-fought race, but I think it was pretty fun to watch for everyone. Obviously, it was a bit frustrating in the moment, but yeah, now we'll reset and focus on Quali, because it's another big opportunity."👊

@jannrin Yes, me too. Definitely going to be interesting to see how this continues 😄

@Blueeyeddiva289 he can gain psychological advantage after this for sure, I’m excited to see how this situation is gonna impact the rest of canada weekend

it’s easy to be graceful and kind when you’re in a winning position, and really hard to be graceful in defeat. george showed his behaviour in both situations, and now kimi showed his. now choose your fighter.

@thef1diplomat @ThermicDude You can bet GR is going to be pushing all his buttons 😄

@ThermicDude hence what I was trying to explain. he is driving WAY too hot-headedly and emotionally, a bit of immaturity and inexperience. he needs to chill out or else he will be his own worst enemy

Immaturity on full display. He’s poised to have a 2023 George Russell season.

@wearetherace @XPBImages He’s so much smarter than him. The kid expected to be given way and was then upset his reckless maneuver didn’t work out. I applaud GR for not backing down and teaching him a valuable lesson

🗣️ "They're amazing overtakes when they come off, the chances are quite slim." George Russell has had his say on the incident where Kimi Antonelli tried to overtake him around the outside during the Canadian GP sprint race:

@AleBentivoglio1 @FormulaDirecta Did you watch with your eyes closed? This is a ridiculous statement

@FormulaDirecta It's clear that Russell is nervous and feeling the pressure, especially since Antonelli has been leading the championship for a while

George Russell: "Por el exterior no se puede adelantar en la curva 1" "Le respeto por haberlo intentado. Las emociones están a flor de piel cuando te subes al coche. Lo hablaremos dentro". #F1 #F1Sprint #CanadianGP 🇨🇦

@racepluscom @adamcooperF1 While proving he obviously couldn’t 🙈😂

❓: Russell said you can’t overtake around the outside into Turn 1… 🥶 Kimi Antonelli: “If you’re wheel to wheel, you can overtake anywhere.”

@awkwardstray A real brat honestly 😄It does make for good entertainment though

kimi's radio engineer had to tell him to focus on the race twice, the team principal had to tell him to stop complaining and focus on the race, and even at the end when bono is congratulating him, kimi is still complaining on radio? this guy cannot be real 😭

Canada Grand Prix Sprint (2026)