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: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship in Mexico, becoming the youngest title winner in the sport’s history at age 20. Team principal Toto Wolff reflected on the milestone, contrasting the historic era alongside Lewis Hamilton with the youthful, homegrown ascent of Antonelli. Wolff revealed the internal conviction behind ...
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: 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 received a €5,000 fine after George Russell skipped his mandatory post-race media obligations following the Mexico Grand Prix. Russell endured a punishing race, falling from second to finish sixth due to initial battery energy delivery issues and a 10-second penalty for colliding with Isack Hadjar. Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff fully backed ...
Key Highlights: Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Andrea Kimi Antonelli has confirmed he will decline the traditional number 1 for next season, keeping his iconic number 12 instead. Antonelli’s decision leaves the number 1 absent from the F1 grid for the first time since 2021, breaking recent precedents set by Max Verstappen and Lando ...
Key Highlights Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has secured the Formula 1 World Championship with four races to spare after finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the youngest champion in the sport’s history. Team principal Toto Wolff praised Antonelli’s character while issuing sharp criticism toward “entitled” competitors and radio complainers on the ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has secured the Formula 1 World Championship in his sophomore campaign, breaking the all-time record as the youngest title winner by over three years. Antonelli mathematically eliminated multi-time world champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton with four rounds remaining following the Mexico Grand Prix. Mercedes leadership under Toto ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has officially made Formula 1 history by becoming the youngest world champion of all time at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix. After an initial cautious approach and a mid-race red flag, Antonelli pulled off a critical overtake on Charles Leclerc to secure a podium spot behind race ...
Key Highlights Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff admitted the team “let down” George Russell after a power deployment problem compromised his Mexican Grand Prix start. Russell missed pole by 0.009 seconds to Lewis Hamilton, suffered an opening-lap clash with Isack Hadjar yielding a 10-second penalty, and ultimately finished in sixth position. The result dropped Russell ...
Key Highlights Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has officially become the youngest champion in Formula 1 history following a podium finish at the Mexican Grand Prix. Antonelli ended a 73-year wait for Italy, becoming the nation’s first F1 world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali praised the 20-year-old’s landmark achievement, stating ...