Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff spoke about Kimi Antonelli’s potential championship contention following the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. The Brackley-based team have had a strong start, winning the first two races of the season. Mercedes are currently 31 points ahead of Ferrari in the World Constructors’ Championship. Antonelli scored his maiden pole position and victory…
Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley has opened up about Gabriel Bortoleto’s DNS, the wheelgun problem Nico Hülkenberg encountered, the complexity of the 2026 regulations, the drivability of the new cars, and the F1 grid suffering from reliability concerns in general following their point-less finish at the Chinese GP on Sunday. Hülkenberg missed out on a…
Team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his thoughts on the final laps of the 2026 Chinese GP, the celebrations on the podium with Lewis Hamilton, the impact the Ferraris battling each other had on the Mercedes drivers, and his comments over team radio as Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden F1 victory and the Brackley-based outfit…
Kimi Antonelli secured his first Formula 1 Grand Prix victory at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. On Saturday, the young Italian beat teammate George Russell to pole position, with Russell managing only one lap in Qualifying due to issues and falling 0.222s short of Antonelli’s benchmark. Antonelli carried that form into the race, delivering a…
George Russell carried strong momentum into the 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend. The Mercedes driver claimed victory in the season’s first Sprint after an intense early battle with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, while teammate Kimi Antonelli recovered from a difficult start and a time penalty to finish in the points. Later in qualifying, Mercedes…
The 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying session saw Kimi Antonelli achieve a career-defining milestone by claiming pole position, becoming the youngest driver in history to do so. This result builds on a strong start to his season following his second-place finish in Australia. Building momentum through Qualifying Antonelli secured P1 while his teammate, George Russell,…
Following Saturday morning’s Sprint Race, where George Russell claimed the victory, followed by the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, all eyes turned to the Formula 1 (F1) Chinese GP Qualifying session. Antonelli claimed pole position, with Russell and Hamilton taking P2 and P3. Red Bull made significant setup changes ahead of the…
Kimi Antonelli has said there is still ‘work to do’ after qualifying in second place for the Sprint race at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. The Italian set a lap time nearly three tenths slower than his Mercedes teammate George Russell, who took pole position for Saturday’s race. He finished three tenths ahead of McLaren’s…
Kimi Antonelli heads into the 2026 F1 Chinese GP second in the Drivers’ Championship following a rollercoaster weekend at Albert Park a few days ago. In FP3, the Italian had a big shunt as he lost the car on power out of turn 2. His mechanics did a remarkable job to get him out in…
Heading into the Chinese GP this weekend, Charles Leclerc has opened up about the impact of multiple set-up changes on his performance in Melbourne, whether the SF-26 suits Lewis Hamilton more, whether Ferrari can challenge Mercedes in Shanghai, and how difficult it is to process the new regulations and effectively deal with the energy requirements…
