Russell mentioned he and his staff had analysed the season thus far and labored out that he has had a trouble-free run in solely six of this season’s 20 races.
“These points always preserve popping up however sadly this at all times looks like it is on my facet of the storage,” he mentioned.
“We concluded we have solely had six races from the 20 the place we have had a clear weekend. So to suppose 14 of these weekends have had points is unbelievable.
“We have to look to grasp why that’s, if there’s one thing we’re overlooking or if it is simply pure misfortune. For the time being it does appear to be it is extra misfortune than something.
“In a traditional season you may need two weekends or three weekends the place there are points. We have had three quarters of this season and that has been extremely unlucky.”
He mentioned it was the truth that he had been struck by one other technical glitch that made him skip his media duties after final weekend’s Mexico Metropolis race, slightly than the actual fact Antonelli had simply gained the title.
Russell, who began second to Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari, had a lack of energy on the run to the primary nook when {the electrical} a part of the power-unit didn’t reply correctly.
He was swamped by the sphere, after which collided with Isack Hadjar’s Purple Bull at Flip Six, incomes himself a 10-second penalty. He completed sixth and dropped from second to fourth within the drivers’ championship, behind Antonelli, Max Verstappen and Hamilton.
“In racing you at all times choose your self again up and for me the easiest way to select myself again up was getting out of there,” Russell mentioned on media day for this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
“It was so simple as that, actually. I used to be simply very upset with lacking out on the prospect of a superb end result as a result of the championship for me was already over however I simply could not consider how issues had panned out once more.
“In that second, yeah, I simply needed to get out of there.
“I believe I am 99% of the time a real skilled and I strive to not spit my dummy out, however typically lacking out on doing the press – OK, it isn’t best however not the tip of the world.
“Moments like that you do not actually wish to cope with it.”
