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Antonelli details challenges of his aggressive F1 driving style

Kimi Antonelli arrives at the race weekend with renewed confidence in his driving style following a strong result in Baku, a performance he feels was crucial for shifting his season’s momentum. The driver discussed how that result has set a new standard for his preparation, the significant role of simulator development, and the complex challenge…

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Toto Wolff with George Russell during the 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian GP weekend
Toto Wolff pictured with George Russell during the 2025 Saudi Arabian GP | Image credit: Mercedes Benz Archive

Wolff: Russell errors “don’t happen” following F1 Singapore GP domination

Speaking following a sensational F1 Singapore GP victory, team principal Toto Wolff reflects on Russell’s development, citing errors from earlier in his career are no longer a worry. Mercedes enjoyed a stellar weekend for the F1 Singapore GP. After snatching pole on Saturday, the German marque scored a second Grand Prix victory of the year…

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli driving the W16 during the F1 Singapore GP
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Kimi Antonelli “a bit disappointed” after P5 finish at F1 Singapore GP but happy with improvements to W16

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli has opened up about the factors that undermined his race and his feeling in the W16 following his P5 finish at the F1 Singapore GP on Sunday.  Despite showing promising pace in the final hour of practice and the first two segments of qualifying, Antonelli’s best lap in Q3 was only…

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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli around the track during the F1 Singapore GP Qualifying session
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Antonelli left disappointed with wasted potential during the F1 Singapore GP Qualifying

As Mercedes held on to their FP pace, Kimi Antonelli set himself up for success after qualifying P4 for the F1 Singapore GP. The Italian rookie had a good FP3 before the Qualifying session, despite his issues with the track on Friday. In an attempt to challenge for a pole position, Antonelli set multiple purple…

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Mercedes F1 endure tricky Friday at 2025 Singapore Grand Prix

It was a day of mixed fortunes for the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team during Friday practice for the 2025 Singapore Grand Prix. George Russell saw his FP2 session end prematurely in the barriers, while rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli showed promising pace that wasn’t reflected on the final timesheets. Despite the setbacks, both drivers expressed optimism…

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli during the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan GP
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Kimi Antonelli rues missing out on podium but happy with “decent” P4 finish at F1 Azerbaijan GP

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has opened up about his performance during the Azerbaijan GP weekend, specific struggles during the race, and the much-needed confidence boost following a rather difficult European leg of the 2025 F1 campaign.  After showing promising pace in the second and third hours of practice, Antonelli managed to outpace George Russell for…

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Kimi Antonelli at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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Antonelli happy he stayed “calm and controlled” during Quali for the F1 Azerbaijan GP

A rather chaotic Qualifying session that was a breath of fresh air for Kimi Antonelli after difficult weekends at Red Bull Ring, Silverstone, Spa and Zandvoort. It took six red flags and almost two hours yesterday in Baku to set the grid for the Azerbaijan GP. The rookie secured a P4, ahead of his teammate…

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Kimi Antonelli has shared how he can improve at the F1 Azerbaijan GP after a disappointing weekend in Monza.
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Kimi Antonelli discusses how he can improve ahead of the 2025 F1 Azerbaijan GP

During the Drivers’ Press Conference ahead of the F1 Azerbaijan GP, Kimi Antonelli reflected on his disappointing weekend at the Italian GP. The young Mercedes Driver did not have a clean weekend at the Italian GP, starting the weekend by crashing out of FP2. Antonelli had a bad race start and despite making up positions,…

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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli on track during the 2025 F1 Italian GP in Monza
Antonelli on track in the W16 duing the 2025 F1 Italian Grand Prix in Monza | Photo Credit: Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team

Mercedes: Antonelli was hampered by “a lot of wheelspin” off the line in F1 Italian GP

Mercedes post-F1 Italian GP debrief reveals what went wrong for Kimi Antonelli at the start of last weekend’s Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli suffered a poor start from P6 on the grid at last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. A strong qualifying performance saw the young Italian line up in P6 on the grid behind his…

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