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“He's not going to be champion this year.”

Jolyon Palmer, at 0:30 of “LATEST F1 NEWS | George Russell, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, Isack Hadjar, Ferrari, Mercedes, and more.” on The Inside Line’s channel.

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  1. 0:19 But Palmer, in a chat with official podcast F1 Nation, says Russell was back to looking like a second driver in Malaysia,
  2. 0:26 which he says has been the season's status quo.
  3. 0:30 That's the end of a tricky chapter, generally. He's not going to be champion this year.
  4. 0:38 I didn't think he was going to be after Madrid.
  5. 0:45 F1's president and CEO Stefano Domenicali says everything is confirmed for Qatar and Abu Dhabi to close out 2026's season,

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