George Russell is one of the fastest-rising stories on Reddit right now. Over roughly 7 hours, 7 threads about it surfaced across 2 subreddits, most of the conversation happening in r/formula1 and r/movies. Combined, those threads hold roughly 3.8K upvotes and 851 comments so far. It is also a rising Google search (“george russell” in Google Trends for CA).
What the sources report
The articles behind the biggest threads, quoted directly from each publisher’s own summary.
- Variety: Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Feels More Relevant Than It Did 55 Years Ago. That’s Because It’s About a World Gone Mad
Ken Russell's 'The Devils' feels more relevant than it did 55 years ago. That's because it's about a world gone mad.
- ESPN: Toto Wolff explains why George Russell skipped media duty after Kimi Antonelli F1 title win
George Russell skipped media duties after the Mexico City Grand Prix as boss Toto Wolff admitted his driver was suffering a "catastrophic moment" with teammate Kimi Antonelli celebrating winning the world championship.
Where Reddit is talking about it
| Community | Threads | Upvotes | Comments | First thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/formula1 | 6 | 3,457 | 822 | Nov 1, 23:43 UTC |
| r/movies | 1 | 359 | 29 | Nov 1, 21:23 UTC |
The biggest threads
- George Russell and Toto Wolff exchange on the radio about the battery deployment failure - George: “Mate, how is this possible?…I am gonna shut the f**k up. Toto Wolff: Sorry, Geo…r/formula1 · 1,455 upvotes · 234 comments · Nov 2, 04:26 UTC · streamable.com
- George Russell summoned to the Stewards for Alleged breach of Article B10.1.4e of the FIA F1 Regulations – Failure to attend the mandatory post-race commitments.r/formula1 · 586 upvotes · 211 comments · Nov 2, 00:49 UTC · i.redd.it
- Mercedes fined €5000 for George Russell not attending post-race media commitmentsr/formula1 · 514 upvotes · 106 comments · Nov 2, 01:51 UTC · i.redd.it
- [The Race] Mercedes explains 'distraught' Russell's post-race absence after finer/formula1 · 291 upvotes · 143 comments · Nov 2, 02:14 UTC · the-race.com
- Toto to George: "Sorry for the s**t show again"r/formula1 · 299 upvotes · 90 comments · Nov 1, 23:57 UTC · i.redd.it
- Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Feels More Relevant Than It Did 55 Years Ago. That’s Because It’s About a World Gone Madr/movies · 359 upvotes · 29 comments · Nov 1, 21:23 UTC · Variety
- Race wins in 2026 season: George Russell: 3. Max Verstappen: 3.r/formula1 · 312 upvotes · 38 comments · Nov 1, 23:43 UTC · i.redd.it
Timeline on Reddit
- First thread we found, in r/movies: “Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Feels More Relevant Than It Did 55 Years Ago. That’s Because It’s About a World Gone Mad”
- The story reaches r/formula1: “Race wins in 2026 season: George Russell: 3. Max Verstappen: 3.”
- The biggest thread so far is posted in r/formula1 (1,455 upvotes, 234 comments by our last count).
- Latest thread in our sample, in r/formula1.
How this page is made
SubMouse watches dozens of large, safe-for-work subreddits and Google's trending searches. When several communities start talking about the same event at the same time, we group those threads into one story and publish this page, then refresh it while the story keeps rising. The counts are ours; everything said about the event itself is quoted and credited to the post or outlet it comes from. Claims in Reddit posts are unverified unless an outlet confirms them. Upvote and comment counts come from Reddit's public data via the Arctic Shift archive and can lag. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. Not affiliated with Reddit.