George Russell details viral Fiat Jolly breakdown ...

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Mercedes Components 1 driver George Russell has detailed the second he was compelled to push his basic Fiat Jolly across the streets of Monte Carlo after it broke down.

After footage of the British driver and his companion, Carmen Montero Mundt, pushing the Jolly went viral on social media, he recounted the second with the Mercedes F1 media workforce.

“That was a short time in the past, truly, nevertheless it broke down in a tunnel whereas I used to be in flip-flops, and I needed to push it out of the tunnel,” Russell defined.

Far faraway from the complicated hybrid methods of his Mercedes F1 equipment, Russell tried to bump begin it, however he was unsuccessful.

“Roll it down the hill, attempt bump beginning it,” he mentioned. “Did not work, so a bit breakdown. Little incident.”

It wasn’t all horrible for the 28-year-old although, as he had his Mercedes G Wagon at hand to tow the doorless seaside automotive again house.

“Needed to tow it again with the G Wagon,” he added. “Not a foul backup.”

Russell has had a combined begin to the 2026 F1 season. After profitable the Australian Grand Prix and the Chinese language dash race, he has watched his teenage team-mate Kimi Antonelli construct a commanding championship lead.

Whereas Russell handled automotive points on the Chinese language Grand Prix, had his technique compromised by the protection automotive on the Japanese Grand Prix, and retired from the lead on the Canadian Grand Prix, Antonelli has received 4 consecutive grands prix because the Chinese language dash race.

Heading into the sixth spherical of the season, the Monaco Grand Prix, Antonelli now leads Russell by 43 factors, with 131 factors in complete. Russell sits second with 88 factors and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton comply with in third and fourth with 75 and 72 factors, respectively.