A Sprint win and a pole position, Kimi Antonelli has the form and the starting position to make the best of the 2026 F1 British GP. Further down the grid Pierre Gasly has a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lance Stroll, putting him in P15. Stroll has a penalty as well for power unit change,…
Coming off a win at Austria, Mercedes’ George Russell had a rough qualifying session for the 2026 F1 British GP. In Q1, Russell ran through the gravel at Luffield corner and was lucky to just tap the barrier. He recovered to advance, and and will start 4th for Sunday’s race. It was another hurdle in…
Mercedes driver George Russell expects a multi-team battle for top positions at the 2026 British GP despite his latest F1 win. Fresh off a breakthrough win in Austria, Russell heads into his home Grand Prix in Silverstone buoyed by Mercedes’ consistency, but expects Red Bull, Ferrari and McLaren to remain in contention at the front. …
George Russell secured victory for Mercedes at the Austrian GP, his first F1 triumph in main Grand Prix since the opening round of the 2026 season in Melbourne, nearly four months ago, and didn’t hide his relief of being at the top again after what he described as “tough months” seeing his team-mate Kimi Antonelli…
Kimi Antonelli got back to the podium in the F1 2026 Austrian GP. The Mercedes driver finished third less than two seconds behind Russell at the front and less than one second behind Verstappen in P2. After an unlucky Qualifying on Saturday, Antonelli started P4 on the grid for the race. The Italian driver had…
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff believes a messy first two laps cost Kimi Antonelli a shot at winning the 2026 F1 Austrian GP on Sunday. The 19-year-old had to settle for 3rd. Following a P4 start, Antonelli went off at turns 1 and 3 on the opening lap, before doing so once more at the…
There was a bit of controversy regarding George Russell’s pole after qualifying for the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, but after the gravel from Max Verstappen’s crash was settled, the result stood. It meant however that championship leader Kimi Antonelli was three places down on his team mate, and thus had some work to do. Antonelli…
Andrea Stella believes George Russell handled the yellow flags during Qualifying, skilfully on his way to pole position at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, describing the Mercedes driver’s response as “on the edge” but acceptable. Russell completed a 1:06.113 during the closing moments of Q3, beating Charles Leclerc by 0.236s. However, Max Verstappen had crashed…
Mercedes’ George Russell clinched his 4th pole position of the season at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP. The Briton finished ahead of both Ferraris as well as teammate Kimi Antonelli, who placed P4. He clocked in a time of 1:06.113, almost 0.2 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc in P2. Russell reflected on his performance in…
It was a solid first day on track for Mercedes F1 ahead of the 2026 Austrian GP, as both drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were able to collect plenty of important data during the two Practice sessions. The championship leader was fastest in both FP1 and FP2, whereas Russell was second only in the…
