Russell proud of resilience after string of problems

Russell proud of resilience after string of problemsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, George Russell is 50 points behind Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the drivers' championshipByAndrew BensonF1 Correspondent at the HungaroringPublished8 minutes agoGeorge Russell says he has had to be "the most resilient I've ever been" to cope with the string of problems that have affected his title challenge this season.Russell heads into this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix 50 points behind Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli after retiring from the Belgian race last weekend following a first-lap collision with Lewis Hamilton.That doubled his deficit to Antonelli, who won the race to take his sixth victory in 10 grands prix this season."I definitely feel this is the most resilient I've ever been in my whole life. I take pride in that as my mentality on the outside of the car," Russell said. "I guess it's because I still believe in myself and the team, even when everything looks against us. I've been in this position a couple of times this season, and then managed to bounce back and get a good result, or two."Alonso optimistic about Aston Martin upgrade - will it decide his future?Published3 hours agoHow to follow Hungarian Grand Prix on the BBCPublished8 hours agoRussell had reduced his deficit from 66 points to 25 over the three races in Spain, Austria and Britain."The run from Monaco to Silverstone, I took strides forward," Russell said. "It was a step back, but I'm still closer today than I was four races ago, and not even halfway through (the season) yet. There's still a lot of things I need to work on myself."Russell had a particularly trying weekend in Belgium, with a series of engine-related issues affecting his performance.In the gap between Belgium and Hungary, Mercedes have understood what happened to Russell to leave him short of electrical deployment in the final part o...