Kimi Antonelli's São Paulo GP Sprint Race saw the Mercedes rookie finish second after a late-race battle with sprint winner, Lando Norris.
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Antonelli says confidence “high” after P2 in F1 São Paulo GP Sprint Race

Kimi Antonelli’s F1 São Paulo GP Sprint Race saw him finish P2, behind championship leader Lando Norris and ahead of teammate George Russell. The Mercedes rookie started second on the grid alongside pole-sitter Norris at Interlagos. After a red flag restart initially caused by Oscar Piastri’s crash, Antonelli mounted a serious challenge for victory. He…

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Mercedes show strong pace during Sprint Qualifying at the F1 Sao Paulo GP, with Kimi Antonelli starting on the front row in Brazil and George Russell starting P4.
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Antonelli explains strong front row as Mercedes show pace during F1 São Paulo GP Sprint Qualifying

Mercedes showed strong pace in Sprint Qualifying at the F1 São Paulo GP, with Kimi Antonelli qualifying P2 and George Russell qualifying P4. In a traffic-filled session, Mercedes capitalized amidst the chaos. Lando Norris took pole position with a strong lap. Shockingly, Antonelli secured a front-row start ahead of Oscar Piastri and Russell. The Italian…

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Mercedes Representative, Bradley Lord, noted the team is trying to "maximize the package we've got" after the F1 Mexico City GP.
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Mercedes discuss Constructors’ Championship battle after dropping to P3 following F1 Mexico City GP

Mercedes Team Representative, Bradley Lord, noted the team is trying to “maximise the package we’ve got” to fight for P2 in the Constructors’ Championship after the F1 Mexico City GP Mercedes is looking ahead after the F1 Mexico City GP. The Brackley-based team hopes to extract what they can with its current car’s package to…

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Bradley Lord on Mercedes team orders to swap Russell and Antonelli during the 2025 F1 Mexican GP
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Too long of a “delay” on making decision: Lord on Mercedes team orders during the 2025 F1 Mexico City GP

Mercedes’ team orders took centre stage at the F1 Mexico City GP. After George Russell dropped behind Kimi Antonelli early on, the team let him through on Lap 41 to chase Ollie Bearman. When the move didn’t bring results and Russell’s tyres began to fade, Mercedes reversed the swap near the end. Antonelli finished P6…

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Mercedes had a disappointing F1 Mexico City GP as Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finished P6 and P7 on Sunday afternoon.
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Mercedes will “review” messy team orders situation at F1 Mexico City GP

Mercedes had a disappointing F1 Mexico City GP as Kimi Antonelli and George Russell finished P6 and P7 on Sunday afternoon. Alongside a general lack of pace, George Russell was fired up on the radio through the day. A lack of team orders, or the failure to do it quicker, irked the two-time race winner…

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli during the 2025 F1 Mexico City GP.
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Antonelli: Mistake at the start of F1 Mexico City GP led to a “tough race”

Kimi Antonelli laments a mistake at the start of the F1 Mexico City GP, which cost him a position and led to a disappointing result for the young Italian despite strong pace. Antonelli headed into the Mexico City GP from P6 on the grid. Unfortunately for him, Antonelli lost position to the Haas of Ollie…

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