{"id":236675,"date":"2026-04-18T07:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236675\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T07:52:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:52:22","slug":"george-russell-sends-confident-miami-grand-prix-message-after-april-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/236675\/","title":{"rendered":"George Russell sends confident Miami Grand Prix message after April reset"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mercedes<\/a> Formula 1 driver George Russell<\/a> is feeling confident for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix after the April break has proved a “good reset” for him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Briton suffered two troublesome race weekends at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix. While he won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese sprint race, he finished second and fourth in the aforementioned grands prix.<\/p>\n

Russell’s team-mate Kimi Antonelli was able to capitalise on the opportunities and has since become the youngest driver to lead the championship after back-to-back wins in China and Japan.<\/p>\n

F1 is currently in an unexpected five-week break between the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix due to the cancellation of the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

During an interview with\u00a0IWC Schaffhausen at Watches and Wonders 2026 in Geneva for the launch of the Pilot\u2019s Venturer Vertical Drive timepiece, Russell explained that the break had been a good reset and he is feeling confident.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, feeling great ahead of Miami. It’s been, for us as a team, an amazing start to the year. For me personally, it started off really, really well. Had a challenging race in Japan, but it’s a hell of a long season, and the most important thing is we got a really good package beneath us.<\/p>\n

\"George <\/p>\n

George Russell, Mercedes<\/p>\n

Photo by: Paul Crock \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“I’m feeling good, feeling confident. This small mini break has been a good reset, and I’m ready to go for it again.”<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old driver added, “I really enjoy the circuit in Miami. It’s fast, it’s flowing. You then have that really tight section towards the end of the track.<\/p>\n

“Usually lots of good overtaking opportunities. It’s hot. There’s been a lot of potential bad weather around in the years gone by, but it’s always seemingly just missed us. So that’s also something that can play a part in Miami.”<\/p>\n

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