Mercedes found itself in a solid but not spectacular position after Sprint Qualifying at the F1 Chinese GP, with George Russell securing P5 and rookie Kimi Antonelli taking P7. Russell posted a best time of 1:31.169, while Antonelli trailed by just over half a second with a 1:31.738 as he struggled on softs. Tyre warm…
Mercedes driver George Russell made a bold statement about McLaren’s competitiveness so far in the 2025 F1 season, believing the team is currently enjoying a pace advantage “bigger than Red Bull has ever had”. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix confirmed what many had already suspected: McLaren is going into the season as the team to…
Following a return to the podium in Melbourne, Max Verstappen has addressed the progress that Red Bull have made with the RB21 and the advantage that McLaren hold over the rest of the grid heading into the F1 Chinese GP. Despite not being completely satisfied with the performance of the RB21 in pre-season testing, the…
Mercedes’ George Russell finished P3 in the Australian GP on Sunday, navigating through the treacherous conditions on track. The key to nab the podium spot for George Russell in F1 Australian GP For Mercedes’ George Russell, staying out of trouble was the key thing to him getting the podium. Just by being consistent and not…
Lando Norris leads the championship standings for the first time in his career as he started the 2025 F1 season in perfect fashion at the Australian GP. For the first time since heading into the 2022 Spanish GP, Max Verstappen no longer holds the championship top spot. A 2nd place on a weekend where McLaren…
George Russell believes McLaren has a title win in its sights after a strong showing of pace in qualifying at the F1 Australian GP. The Woking-based outfit will be starting the season with a front-row lockout – something that comes as no surprise to Russell, who said the gap from McLaren to other teams was…
Surprising qualifying results at the F1 Australian GP: McLaren dominates, Albon and Tsunoda shock the Ferraris, full report and results. After almost 99 days since the last qualifying, the checkered flag waved for the first time to kick off the F1 Australian GP qualifying, it’s light out and away we go! Q1 At the start…
Oscar Piastri wrapped up the final F1 Australian GP practice session on a high ahead of qualifying, setting the fastest time in FP3 and leading the pack ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen, full report and results below. After Charles Leclerc topped the timesheets in FP2 at the F1 Australian Grand Prix, leading the…
Mercedes F1 ended their Friday at the Australian GP with a note of uncertainty. They left the FP2 timesheets with George Russell in 10th, clocking in a 1:17.282, and F1 newcomer Kimi Antonelli in 16th, with a 1:17.634. A soild way behind compared to the top of the leaderboard. Antonelli confidence buildup Today marks Kimi…
It’s a new season of F1 and Mercedes enter the competition with a new driver line-up, although Toto Wolff failed to get Max Verstappen — and it doesn’t look like it will happen in 2026 either. 3-time race winner George Russell will now be racing alongside 2022 Italian and ADAC F4 champion Kimi Antonelli. Mercedes’…
