Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli has become the first winner of the Spanish GP at the Madring. Although happy with the result, the F1 2026 drivers’ championship leader admitted he felt Norris should have gotten the win, if not for an unlucky VSC.
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“We didn’t deserve to win”: Antonelli reflects on 2026 F1 Spanish GP victory

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli has become the first winner of the F1 2026 Spanish GP at the Madring. Although happy with the result, the Drivers’ Championship leader admitted he felt Norris should have gotten the win, if not for an unlucky VSC. It was a pretty uneventful race at the Madring. Antonelli had qualified P2 on…

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Spanish Grand Prix, Friday MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 11: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team prepares to drive during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Madring on September 11, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
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Antonelli stresses importance of strong start at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP after P2 in Qualifying

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli will be starting the 2026 F1 Spanish GP on the front row in P2 behind McLaren’s Lando Norris. This will mark the Italian driver’s seventh of his very dominant 2026 F1 season to date. Despite narrowly missing out on pole, Antonelli reflected that due to the challenging nature of the Madring circuit,…

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2026 F1 Spanish GP FP3 report
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F1 | 2026 Spanish GP | FP3 | Antonelli leads as Hamilton and Bearman find the Madring barriers

Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets during a chaotic FP3 at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP, view the full session report here. Friday’s Free Practice sessions saw Mercedes set the pace, with George Russell leading FP1 and Kimi Antonelli topping FP2 ahead of the Ferrari pair. Arvid Lindblad became the first F1 driver to find the…

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Kimi Antonelli after securing F1 Italian GP win
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Antonelli opens up about F1 Italian GP win and support from “incredible” Vettel: “Best day of my life”

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli relived the emotions felt following his historical F1 Italian GP race win, recounting the praise received from fellow young Monza winner and four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. The Mercedes man delivered a thoroughly impressive driving performance, starting from P19 on the grid and swiftly making his way through the pack. In…

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Andrea Stella details how strong the slipstream was at Monza and identifies the weaknesses McLaren can work on after the 2026 F1 Italian GP
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Stella discusses the impact of slipstream at Monza and areas McLaren must improve on after 2026 F1 Italian GP

Team Principal Andrea Stella shared his thoughts on how McLaren’s overall execution of the 2026 Italian GP was, the challenges of energy management, the impact of the powerful slipstream at Monza, the set-up changes they made, and their current weaknesses after Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri came home in P4 and P5, respectively, on Sunday….

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Lucas Auer targets a strong Sachsenring weekend as the DTM title fight tightens, with tyre warm-up set to play a key role.
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Auer targets strong Sachsenring weekend as DTM title fight tightens

Lucas Auer heads to the Sachsenring firmly in the DTM title fight as the championship enters its decisive final stages. The Mercedes-AMG driver endured a mixed Nürburgring weekend after retiring from Sunday’s DTM race, but quickly bounced back with success in GT World Challenge competition. With the Sachsenring and Hockenheim remaining on the calendar, Auer…

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