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: Mercedes currently leads Ferrari by 126 points in the Teams’ Championship heading into the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Kimi Antonelli has already secured the Drivers’ Championship after claiming third place in Mexico City. Mercedes must outscore Ferrari by at least three points in Brazil to secure the 2026 Teams’ Championship title. Mercedes ...
Key Highlights: Nico Rosberg reflected on his fierce Formula 1 title battle with Lewis Hamilton, noting that while their relationship has thawed to “neutral,” they will never be best friends. Rosberg defended his shock decision to retire five days after winning the 2016 World Championship, stating he gave everything he had to beat Hamilton and ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes holds a 126-point advantage over Ferrari heading into the Brazil Grand Prix, giving the team its first opportunity to clinch the 2026 constructors’ championship. Internal tensions escalate at Ferrari following Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s clash in Mexico, which paved the way for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to claim victory. Rookie Rafael ...
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: Kimi Antonelli arrives at Interlagos as Formula 1’s newly crowned and youngest-ever World Champion following his podium finish in Mexico City. Mercedes has the opportunity to mathematically seal the 2026 Constructors’ Championship across the 20th round of the season in Brazil. Inclement weather is forecasted for the weekend at the Autodromo Jose Carlos ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has officially become the youngest-ever Formula 1 world champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix, ending an Italian title drought dating back to Alberto Ascari in 1953. In an exclusive interview with Motorsport.com, his father Marco Antonelli opened up about the emotional triumph, their grid routine, and why he ...
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 secured his maiden Formula 1 World Championship title at the Mexico City Grand Prix at just 20 years old. Achieving the crown in only his second season, Antonelli clinched the championship with four Grands Prix remaining on the calendar. A solid third-place finish at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez ...
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 ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff labeled the Mexican Grand Prix a “catastrophic moment” for George Russell after a start-line technical setback and a 10-second penalty derailed his race. Russell skipped mandatory post-race media engagements after congratulating newly crowned 2026 World Champion teammate Kimi Antonelli, drawing a €5,000 fine for Mercedes. Finishing sixth dropped ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes Head of Race Engineering Pete Bonnington has named Monaco, Monza, and Austin as Kimi Antonelli’s three defining drives en route to the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship. At 20 years old, Antonelli captured the Drivers’ Championship by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix, concluding a dominant season featuring nine Grand ...