The 25-year-old Mercedes driver has nearly seven million followers combined on X and Instagram.
George Russell said he has has banned himself from using social media and reading the news because it does not bring him any positivity.But Russell, 25, who was involved in a first-corner collision with team-mate Lewis Hamilton at the last round in Qatar, says he has stepped back from using the platforms.“I work with a social team and everything that is posted is in my own words and is signed off through me. I want to stay connected with the fans.
“But when I stopped using Twitter , whenever I was on my phone I was on Instagram, and when I stopped using Instagram, I thought I needed to look at something so I started to read the news. But every headline was negative. Russell heads into the final five rounds of the campaign eighth in the standings, 62 points and five places adrift of Hamilton.
“During that period when I had my family and friends around me I had an average screen time of 15 minutes. In a normal week I have an average screen time of three hours.
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