Toto Wolff reflected on an unbelievable day for Mercedes as Kimi Antonelli and George Russell bagged a 1-2 at the 2026 F1 Italian GP. Starting from 19th on the grid, the championship leader produced a stunning drive to take the victory, while George Russell also had a strong race to take 2nd as the two-stop…
Mercedes’ George Russell finished P2 in the F1 2026 Italian GP. The Brit led the race through multiple laps, but was eventually hunted down by teammate Kimi Antonelli from P19. George Russell started the race in P2, behind Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. He couldn’t get past on the start, but was able to overtake the Frenchman…
With a boatload of grid penalties ahead of the 2026 F1 Italian GP, there was little left of the original qualifying result. Kimi Antonelli and Alex Albon were demoted to the back of the grid because of new power unit elements, whereas Fernando Alonso and Liam Lawson were sentenced to a pit lane start due…
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli dedicated his qualifying track time to try to help teammate George Russell fight for pole in the F1 2026 Italian GP. The hometown hero was already set to start the race from the back after taking a power unit penalty. Even though the young Italian topped Q2, by the last session he…
Mercedes’ George Russell had a strong start to the 2026 F1 Italian GP, topping the final two practice sessions of the weekend. Coming into qualifying, he was a top contender for pole position. Instead, Russell missed out on pole by a mere 0.060s. The Briton will start the 2026 F1 Italian GP P2 on the…
Mercedes continued their strong form during Friday practice for the 2026 F1 Italian GP. For FP1, George Russell came in third with championship leader Kimi Antonelli in 5th. In the second session they moved up, with Russell topping the timesheets and Antonelli in 3rd. Good feelings throughout the Mercedes garage After the session Russell was…
George Russell currently holds second place in the Drivers’ Championship, trailing behind teammate Kimi Antonelli, while the F1 paddock travels to Monza for the 2026 F1 Italian GP. Following a third-place finish at Zandvoort, Russell spoke to print media in Thursday’s press conference about title fights, the Monza circuit and team strategy. Analyzing car performance…
Toto Wolff admitted Mercedes faces a tough reality after the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, claiming the team hasn’t “got the money” to keep up with the development rate of some of its rivals across the second half of the season. Mercedes claimed another double podium at the Dutch GP, but fell short of catching a…
Fred Vasseur has opened up about Ferrari falling short of expectations at Zandvoort, whether the second engine upgrade would allow them to fare better in qualifying in the remaining rounds of the 2026 F1 season, their key takeaway from the race weekend, and whether an overtake on George Russell was on the cards before the…
The 2026 F1 Dutch GP weekend ended for George Russell with a hard-fought P3. However, the story afterwards was as much about strategy as it was about pace. Russell was pressed on why he handed the place back to his teammate Kimi Antonelli. Along with that, he was also questioned on just how close Ferrari’s…
