George Russell has insisted he will not let his difficult Formula One season define his career and believes he still has plenty of years left to come back and win the world championship.

Russell has been outdriven by his 20-year-old Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in a bruising season for the British driver. Antonelli is set to win the title and become F1’s youngest world champion at this weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix if he finishes in ninth place or above.

He has taken nine wins thus far to Russell’s three, with the British driver struggling for consistency in adapting to the demands of the energy management required by the new cars which, alongside the tyres in use this year, does not suit the 28-year-old’s driving style.

Russell has delivered some impeccable weekends, including commanding victories in Austria and Baku, but more often than not has been left baffled as to why he cannot make the car work to the same effect as Antonelli, a process which he conceded had been hard to deal with.

“I’ve…