Mercedes AMG Formula 1 driver, George Russell, is vibing in Japan in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift style ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Russell was filmed doing the Han pose in the parking lot, sporting Adidas’ Y-3 merchandise alongside the AMG GT 63.

F1 has been embracing Japan’s car culture on social media as it announces its presence for this weekend. That can’t be done without bringing up Tokyo Drift, a movie that shed light on Japan’s tuning and drift culture.

Han Lue, a character played by Sung Kang in the movie, was a laid-back, cool-headed mentor who introduced Sean Boswell to Japan’s drifting scene. His calm attitude and cool collection of customized cars, including the iconic orange Mazda RX-7, attracted a new fan base.

One of his signature poses is leaning on the car, which goes over well with fans, and has come to be known as the “Han Pose”. Russell brought out his inner Han by practicing the pose in front of a Mercedes AMG GT for social media content. Our verdict is that he did pretty well in pulling it off.

Russell has had a great start to the 2026 F1 season after winning the opening round in Australia and finishing in P2 in China. Mercedes’ efforts in developing the W17 F1 car are evident, given the edge the car has over other immediate contenders such as Ferrari’s SF-26, which fails to keep up as the laps go by.

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Despite a strong start to the season, Russell has stated that the early dominance cannot be taken for granted as rival teams work on improving their cars. He leads the Drivers’ Standings by four points over teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli, but doesn’t rule out competition. Speaking to Formula 1, he said:

“I think right now as Mercedes we have a small advantage over Ferrari and a good advantage over everyone else but these things change so quickly.

“We saw in the press about Red Bull being a bit overweight, so they can probably improve that quite quickly. McLaren still haven’t brought any updates to the car and they have a Mercedes engine in the back so we want to make the most of it while we do have this advantage.

“We’re not taking anything for granted because the competition is so fierce and we’re sure that Red Bull, McLaren and Ferrari will keep pushing us. [It is] too early to even think about the Championship.”