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Ecclestone offers brutal 2026 F1 title verdict – writes off Russell
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14/05/2026 at 11:0614/05/2026 at 11:04 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. George Russell may be driving for Formula 1’s dominant team, but according to former F1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone, the Briton is already out of the 2026 title conversation. And in classic Ecclestone fashion, the 95-year-old did not waste time dressing it up. As the Formula 1 paddock begins to brace for a season-defining stretch, Ecclestone has declared that the championship battle will ultimately become a straight shootout between teenage Mercedes sensation Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen – with Russell nowhere in sight. “Antonelli or Verstappen will be...
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