If anyone can handle this defensively, it's George, because he is a tough guy," Wolff remarked.
"The best are able to bounce back. So I believe he certainly can," Wolff concluded.
Former Haas team principal Günther Steiner, however, is skeptical about Russell's title chances, giving him only a five percent chance due to setbacks and competition.
Steiner pointed to an incident at the Hungarian Grand Prix where Russell's car triggered an anti-stall system at the start, partly attributing it to a possible turbo issue rather than driver error.
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"He had a lot of luck to get away with it and avoid collisions, especially considering how far forward he was and how long he was stationary.
You need luck, and he had it," Steiner said.
"It's getting harder and harder, to put it politically correctly. Everything is possible, but it's very, very difficult.
I really give him only a five percent chance," he added, assessing that Russell's prospects look bleaker than those of Lando Norris, who recently won the Hungarian Grand Prix.
In the 2026 championship standings, Antonelli leads with 219 points, Russell is third with 160, and Norris is fifth with 128.
F1 analyst Jake Humphrey noted that Max Verstappen is regaining competitiveness after recent podiums and may contend for wins again post-summer break, as Mercedes' early dominance has waned.
"This was a very important race considering where we stand. Ferrari remains fast.
