Toto Wolff has revealed that Mercedes excused George Russell from carrying out his post Mexico City Grand Prix media duties because the British driver was "distraught" after seeing his team-mate Kimi Antonelli clinch the Drivers' Championship.

Source: https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/13606691/george-russell-mercedes-boss-toto-wolff-says-british-driver-was-distraught-after-watching-team-mate-kimi-antonelli-seal-2026-f1-title