Key Highlights: Lewis Hamilton secured his first pole position with Ferrari and the 105th of his Formula 1 career, edging out Mercedes driver George Russell by just 0.009 seconds. McLaren faced a difficult session as Oscar Piastri suffered a shock Q2 elimination in 13th, while Lando Norris could manage only sixth in Q3. Both Max ...
Key Highlights: George Russell reported lingering balance problems with Mercedes’ upgraded W17 during Friday practice at the Mexico Grand Prix, warning the car remains outside its ideal performance window. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc led both Friday sessions, assisted by the SF-26’s smaller turbo setup coping effectively with Mexico City’s high altitude. Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver George Russell has backed reserve driver Frederik Vesti as a serious contender for a Cadillac Formula 1 seat for the 2027 campaign. Vesti impressed during opening practice in Mexico, finishing third overall after taking over Russell’s Mercedes W15 for the session. Cadillac test driver Colton Herta remains in contention and is ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes enjoyed a competitive opening Friday at the Mexico City Grand Prix, with George Russell finishing third fastest in FP2 after Fred Vesti secured P3 in FP1. Rookies Kimi Antonelli and Fred Vesti led Mercedes through the opening practice hour, finishing second and third, before Antonelli took fourth in the afternoon session. Trackside ...
Key Highlights: George Russell secured third in FP2 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, trailing session leader Charles Leclerc by roughly a tenth of a second after sitting out FP1 for reserve driver Fred Vesti. Russell identified Ferrari as the early pace-setter but emphasized that the intense fight among the top four teams means Qualifying ...
Key Highlights: Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner warned that Mercedes could alter its driver lineup if George Russell does not improve his performance by the end of next season. Steiner compared Russell’s current internal struggle alongside Kimi Antonelli to Daniel Ricciardo’s career-altering downturn against Lando Norris at McLaren. Russell currently trails his championship-leading teammate ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver George Russell believes Ferrari holds “quite an advantage” at the Mexican Grand Prix due to its smaller turbocharger design combating high-altitude turbo lag. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rejected the favorite tag for Mexico, maintaining that Mercedes remains the frontrunner “wherever we go” alongside a surging Red Bull. Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver George Russell suggests Ferrari’s smaller turbo design could give the team a distinct advantage in the high-altitude conditions of Mexico City. Mercedes continues to grapple with a narrow operating window for its latest aerodynamic upgrade, which Russell struggled to optimize at the United States Grand Prix. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli enters ...
Key Highlights: George Russell acknowledges that Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli has operated at a higher performance level throughout the 2026 campaign. Antonelli stands on the brink of claiming his maiden Formula 1 World Championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix, needing only a ninth-place finish or better. Russell emphasized that their off-track relationship remains ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli leads Mercedes teammate George Russell by 123 points and could clinch his maiden Formula 1 World Championship at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. A fierce fight for second place features Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, and Charles Leclerc separated by just 10 points. Apple has become Formula 1’s official U.S. broadcaster, offering ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes Formula 1 team principal Toto Wolff strongly pushed back against Helmut Marko’s claim that George Russell will never secure another opportunity to fight for a Formula 1 world championship. Former Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko asserted that rookie sensation Kimi Antonelli has definitively displaced Russell as the primary driver at the ...
Key Highlights Mercedes executed an extraordinary turnaround at the Circuit of the Americas, converting a dismal Friday practice into a Grand Prix victory for 19-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin revealed that recent upgrades introduced in Malaysia have narrowed the operating setup window of the W17, creating distinct challenges for the drivers. ...