George Russell delivered an honest assessment following a challenging qualifying session at the Miami Grand Prix, 𒐪admitting that nothing seemed to be clicking for him on track.

Russell qualified fifth in Miami, just under two-tenths away from pole-sitter 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen.

It was the first time this season that Russell had been out-qualified by teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kimi Antonelli.

The Italian has enjoyed a fine weekend, storming to pole in sprint qualif༒ying.

A pit lane incident with Verstappen ruined Antonelli’s sprint race, as Red Bull release𝄹d the Dutchman into the path of the Mercedes.

However, Antonelli bounced back to qualify third for the grand prix, just behind Verstappen and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris.

Reflecti🐻ng on his own qualifying, Russell conceded that he🥂’s been “really struggling” this weekend.

“I’ve been really struggling today, to be honest. This whole weekend has just not b🐬een clicking for me,” Russell said after qualifying.

“Quali’s been a real strength of mine this season, but clearly whatever’s been working so well this year for me, it does not work here in Miami. And Kimi’s been ♈doing a gre💫at job.

“Fo🅠r me, worst quali of the year, but it could have been worse. I was really surprised to be this close to pole position because it felt really bad out t൩here.

“I didn’t feel conf𝓀ident in myself and I knew I couldn’t drive to my potential because I didn’t have the confidence. Days like this, it’s sort 𒆙of damage limitation – so P5 was a good thing all things considered.”

Russell has “taken a step backwards”

Along with Verstappen, Russell has been one of F1’s most consistent performe🅰rs in 2025.

His strong run of results ღmeans he's fourth in the drivers’ standings, just 26 points behind Piastri.

Russell elaborated on why he has been struggling this weekend: “It’s how you drive always puts the tyres in a sli🅺ghtly different window. And clearly Kimi, from lap one this weekend, he’s been really on it.

“He’s been exceptionally fast, doing an amazing job – and for myself, I’ve taken a step backwar🔥ds, so you know what’s worked for me for these first five races did not work here in Miami.

“With sprint races, when❀ you start on the back foot, it’s a bit difficult to turn it around and that was the case. I was always struggling a lot in that mi🃏ddle sector, sector two – the front end was just not coming to me.

“Pirelli increased the pressures last night which compounded the issue, and we kno𓆉w that𓆏 out of the top four teams we’re probably the worst in keeping the temperature out of the tyres.

𓂃“It’s so close out there on a single lap, but I unfortunately expect that gap to extend tomorrow.”