Mercedes has a Russell-sized problem and it is sharing responsibility

George Russell's form hit a new low at the United States Grand Prix, despite glimmers of progress in the Formula 1 grands prix shortly before then. In Austin, the Mercedes driver qualified over four tenths behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli, slumping to an eighth-placed finish on Sunday while the 20-year-old took another step to the world title with a ninth win of 2026. There were some mitigating…