Following a frustrating 2026 F1 Japanese GP for Mercedes‘ George Russell, Team Principal Toto Wolff explained the factors behind his toughest race weekend of the season so far. Despite topping FP1, Russell’s weekend began to unravel on Saturday. Slower than his Italian stablemate in FP3, Mercedes made a set-up change ahead of qualifying to try…
Mercedes leaves the 2026 F1 Japanese GP with another victory for Kimi Antonelli, who becomes the youngest-ever Drivers’ Championship standings leader after overtaking teammate George Russell. Sunday’s race began with the Mercedes drivers suffering from slow getaways, as Antonelli dropped from P1 to P6 and the Brit from P2 to P4. However, they both eventually…
Kimi Antonelli has found his way back to the top step of the podium, securing back-to-back Grand Prix victories and his second career win at the 2026 F1 Japanese GP. The 19 year-old Italian impressed throughout the weekend, once again out-qualifying his teammate George Russell and securing pole position for the second race in 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…
George Russell secured P2 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP after an eventful race that saw him lose positions early before fighting back past the Ferrari duo. His weekend got off to a promising start after topping Practice, taking the Sprint pole and then winning the Sprint Race. However, technical issues in Q3 of qualifying…
After dominating the early stages of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend, technical issues held George Russell back in qualifying as teammate Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole position. Russell looked strong in Q1, finishing third. However, between Q2 and Q3, Mercedes opted to change Russell’s front wing after it sustained damage in the previous session,…
Kimi Antonelli begins his 2026 F1 season with a strong P2 qualifying result in a Mercedes front-row lockout for the Australian GP. The Italian’s weekend began with promise as he improved across FP1 and FP2, going from P8 to P2. Later, FP3 saw him claim P7, although he suffered a major crash that brought out…
Following the end of the first 2026 F1 Bahrain test, George Russell highlighted that the Mercedes W17 car revealed its challenges, despite a previously smooth Barcelona Shakedown. Notably, Russell’s lap times improved steadily over the three-day test at the Bahrain International Circuit, with a total of 188 laps completed. The Brit finished Day 1 in…
With the 2026 Barcelona Shakedown being done, many teams have impressed not only F1 observers but also drivers themselves—Mercedes’ George Russell was particularly intrigued by Aston Martin’s performance and design features, applauding Adrian Newey and his team. Barcelona Shakedown promised action Last week ten out of eleven teams were able to test their new cars,…
Kimi Antonelli sets his sights on his second Formula 1 season in 2026 with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team after an impressive, learning-heavy rookie campaign. The Italian driver placed 7th in the 2025 Drivers’ Standings with 150 points, making him the highest-placed rookie. His campaign includes 15 Grand Prix point finishes, three podiums, a maiden…
