Motor racing-Russell searching for F1 answers after off day in Austin
By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 25 (Reuters) George Russell was searching for answers after finishing eighth in a US Grand Prix won by Formula One champion-in-waiting Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli on Sunday. The Briton started in sixth place on the grid at Austin s Circuit of the Americas, collected a five-second penalty for an incident with McLaren s Oscar Piastri and said he had no explanation for his lack of pace other than just not being quick enough. “I need to try and understand why it is. It’s strange when you’re so far off, so hopefully there’s some answers somewhere. But, anyway, I don’t have one,” he told Sky Sports television. The result left Antonelli on the brink of a coronation, the title surely his for the taking in Mexico next weekend with Russell still his closest rival but now 123 points behind and with a maximum 125 to be won. “The pace wasn t good on the first stint, Russell told reporters. “But when I came out of the pits on the hard (tyres), I