Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli topped the second practice session at Interlagos with a time of 1m10.763s, leading Lando Norris and Max Verstappen in a closely contested field. George Russell will serve a five-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race following Mercedes’ decision to install a sixth internal combustion engine in his car. Saturday’s qualifying session faces ...
Key Highlights George Russell explained his post-race media boycott at the Mexican Grand Prix, citing emotional exhaustion following a difficult campaign. Mercedes incurred a €5,000 fine from the FIA for Russell’s absence, though team principal Toto Wolff granted him permission to exit early. Russell departed the Mexico City venue after congratulating team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver George Russell will serve a five-place grid penalty at the Brazilian Grand Prix after introducing his sixth internal combustion engine of the season. Mercedes chose the Interlagos circuit for the strategic engine change, taking inspiration from Lewis Hamilton’s historic 2021 recovery drive at the venue. Russell reflected candidly on an exhausting ...
Key Highlights: George Russell has revealed he feels mentally exhausted following a turbulent Formula 1 campaign plagued by recurrent setbacks. A post-race analysis with Mercedes engineers revealed that Russell experienced problem-free weekends in only six grands prix this season. Russell enters the Brazilian Grand Prix fourth in the drivers’ championship with 250 points, trailing Lewis ...
Key Highlights: Newly crowned 2026 Formula 1 World Champion Kimi Antonelli praised Mercedes team-mate George Russell for his extraordinary single-lap qualifying pace. Despite clinching the world title during a season marred by misfortune for Russell, Antonelli is analyzing the Briton’s telemetry to master his Q3 execution. Antonelli emphasized that maximizing track position is crucial under ...
Key Highlights George Russell opened up about the emotional toll of his frustrating campaign after skipping media duties following the Mexico City Grand Prix to escape what he termed a “rubbish season”. Teammate Kimi Antonelli mathematically secured the Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship with a third-place finish, becoming the youngest title winner in the sport’s history ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell will swap their traditional black and turquoise race suits for special purple designs at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Created in partnership with Brazilian financial institution Nubank, the apparel pays tribute to Brazil’s golden era of Formula 1 alongside nods to local motorsport icons ...
Key Highlights The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez stadium section hosted an electric championship celebration on Sunday for Kimi Antonelli. George Russell entered the post-race spectacle minutes after the chequered flag to witness the celebrations firsthand. The iconic black and gold World Champion board sat proudly before a silver Mercedes, highlighting what might have been for the ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes secured the 2026 Formula 1 drivers’ title at the Mexico City Grand Prix, making 20-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli the youngest world drivers’ champion in history. Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin took full team responsibility for a battery deployment failure on Lap 1 that compromised George Russell’s race. Mercedes immediately shifted its focus ...
Key Highlights: Isack Hadjar stormed from seventh to fifth at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez before an opening-lap collision with George Russell relegated him to the back of the pack. The FIA stewards handed George Russell a 10-second time penalty for lunging down the inside at Turn 6 and sending Hadjar into a spin. Despite further ...
Key Highlights: George Russell released a candid social media statement addressing the emotional and performance struggles of his 2026 Formula 1 campaign. The reflection follows the Mexico City Grand Prix, where teammate Kimi Antonelli secured the Drivers’ Championship to become the youngest World Champion in F1 history. Despite securing three victories this season, Russell endured ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has officially made history by becoming Formula 1’s youngest-ever World Champion in a remarkable sophomore campaign. Antonelli shattered multiple records throughout 2026, including becoming the youngest-ever polesitter, youngest championship leader, and first driver to turn his first three poles into wins. The Italian sealed the drivers’ crown at the ...