Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff is adamant that George Russell will be able to put his challenging weekend in Miami behind him, explaining that his \u201ckiller\u201d instincts will see him compete for wins again sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
After dominating proceedings at the season opener in Australia, Russell<\/a> dropped off the podium at the Miami Grand Prix<\/a>, settling for a distant P4 at a circuit that he has openly admitted<\/a> is far from his strongest on the calendar.<\/p>\n While Kimi Antonelli<\/a> beat McLaren\u2019s Lando Norris<\/a> and Oscar Piastri<\/a> to victory, the Briton found himself crossing the line 43s adrift after late passes on Max Verstappen<\/a> and a limping Charles Leclerc<\/a> helped him salvage more points.<\/p>\n Although he now finds himself 20 points behind his team mate in the Standings<\/a>, Wolff<\/a> appeared confident that the weekend was simply a blip in Russell\u2019s season, one which he will rapidly recover from next time out in Canada.<\/p>\n \u201cGeorge is so experienced by now,\u201d the team boss told Sky Sports F1 in Miami. \u201cThroughout the weekend we talked, and this is a bit of a bogey track for him. That is absolutely understood. I think nothing will be in the back of our heads when we go to Montreal.<\/p>\n \u201cGeorge is a killer. What makes him so good is that he never stops fighting and attacking. I\u2019ve seen him throughout a career in karting, junior formulae and here.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s going for this \u2013 he\u2019s not going to leave any stone unturned. I have no doubt that the two of them are going to fight for points throughout the season.\u201d<\/p>\n Based on their results so far, this year could be Mercedes\u2019<\/a> best chance to seal the Teams\u2019 Championship for the first time since 2021, with Russell and Antonelli \u2013 who has converted all three of his pole positions into wins \u2013 both performing at a high level.<\/p>\n