Russell explains Wolff's 'just drive' radio messag...

According to ESPN News, George Russell credits a moment of clarity for his pole position at the Austrian Grand Prix. As Saturday qualifying intensified, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff radioed his driver with an unusually direct instruction: just drive. Russell says that minimal message helped him refocus before his qualifying lap, cutting through the mental clutter when it mattered most. Sometimes the best coaching is the simplest.

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