Mailbag: Is Russell F1’s most underwhelming pre-season favourite?

In the latest mailbag episode of The Race F1 Podcast, presented by Atlassian, Edd Straw is joined by Glenn Freeman to tackle more of your questions following the Singapore Grand Prix. Among the selection this time are questions about George Russell’s underwhelming title challenge, how we'd improve the sprint format, and whether special helmet designs should be restricted. 00:00 Russell = F1's most underwhelming pre-season favourite? 11:00 Does F1 need MotoGP's concessions system? 20:17 Change the sprint format? 23:54 Hopes for a close 2027 25:34 Is Mercedes' upgrade strategy hurting it? 28:14 Have special helmets gone too far? 32:26 Aston Martin's DNF record 34:51 Does Ferrari have a Leclerc problem? 37:42 Why call them 'software glitches'? #f1 #formula1 #theracef1podcast #f1podcast #georgerussell #mercedes #singaporegp #f1news #f12026 Presented by @Atlassian Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening - sign up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today:   / therace