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F1: Russell explains title celebrations absence

'I just wanted to get out of there,' admits George Russell when asked why he opted to give his teammate's title celebrations a miss. The cost of excusing the Briton from media duties and allowing him to leave the track early was €5,000 to Mercedes, but the cost of 'losing' the title was clearly much, much more to Russell. Toto Wolff had admitted to Russell being 'distraught' and suffering a 'catastrophic moment', and on Thursday, in Brazil, it was time face the media and explain it. 'In racing you always pick yourself back up and for me the best way to pick myself back up was getting out of there,' explained Russell. 'It was as simple as that really. 'I was just very upset with...
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