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Antonelli misses out on pole position in Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 British GP, while Mercedes teammate Russell ends the session in P5.
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Mercedes F1 drivers Antonelli and Russell reflect on mixed fortunes in Sprint Qualifying at 2026 British GP

Rebecca Malitz05 mins

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli narrowly misses out on pole position in Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 British GP, while Mercedes teammate and Championship runner-up George Russell ends the session in P5. Heading into the weekend as presumed favorites, it came as a bit of a surprise when Ferrari, with Lewis Hamilton, claimed the top…

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Mercedes driver George Russell assesses rivals' competitiveness and admits he expects a close fight at the 2026 F1 British GP
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Russell expects a close fight at the front despite Mercedes momentum ahead of 2026 F1 British GP

Magdalena Put03 mins

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. …

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Kimi Antonelli discusses his 2026 Championship battle and a difficult Austrian GP ahead of the F1 British GP.
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Antonelli on 2026 F1 championship battle and learnings from Austria ahead of British GP

Imogen Hayhurst06 mins

Ahead of the 2026 F1 British GP, Kimi Antonelli discussed his championship battle and difficulties he faced last weekend at the Austrian GP. The Mercedes driver also touched on his season as a whole, as well as how he has been able to keep so consistent despite the problems he has experienced. Antonelli on leading…

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Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff explains "just drive" comment to George Russell during 2026 F1 Austrian GP.
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Wolff on “just drive” comment to Russell during 2026 F1 Austrian GP weekend

Disha Rawal04 mins

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff gave some words of encouragement over the radio to George Russell during qualifying at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP — “Just drive.” Russell went on to score pole position and win his second race of the season. Now, Russell sits P2 in the World Drivers’ Championship, 40 points behind teammate…

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Toto Wolff questions Ferrari’s relentless F1 upgrade rate under the cost cap as Mercedes plans further developments later in the season
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Wolff surprised by Ferrari’s “limitless” upgrade F1 rate

Chiara Schulte genannt Hobein03 mins

Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff has expressed surprise at Ferrari’s relentless development rate, questioning how the Scuderia continues to introduce major upgrades while operating under Formula 1’s cost cap. Speaking after the F1 Austrian Grand Prix, Wolff confirmed that Mercedes’ fresh power units did not include a performance upgrade and revealed that the team…

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Andrea Stella has discussed following the Austrian GP how much drag and power unit exploitation have caused McLaren to lag behind Mercedes so far in the 2026 F1 season
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Stella on the impact drag and power unit exploitation have on McLaren’s deficit to Mercedes in 2026 F1 season

Senjuti Jash05 mins

Following a haul of 18 points at the 2026 Austrian GP, Team Principal Andrea Stella shed more light on why McLaren are still lagging behind in comparison to Mercedes and whether they are surprised that power unit exploitation continues to be a factor eight rounds into the 2026 F1 season. Although Stella came forward to…

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Toto Wolff reacts to Max Verstappen's P2 at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP, saying Spielberg has always been the Dutchman's circuit.
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Wolff: Verstappen “biggest factor” in Red Bull threat at 2026 F1 Austrian GP

Kavi Khandelwal03 mins

Mercedes F1 Team Principal Toto Wolff said Max Verstappen’s podium at the 2026 Austrian GP came as no surprise. He insisted that the result at the Red Bull Ring was never about the car and always about the driver. George Russell won the eighth round of the 2026 F1 World Championship at Spielberg on Sunday….

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George Russell on track for Mercedes at the 2026 F1 Austrian GP,
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Russell “really proud” to win F1 Austrian GP after “tough months” in 2026

Nicolas Lopes04 mins

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…

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Antonelli got back to the podium in the F1 2026 Austrian GP. The Mercedes driver finished third less than two seconds behind Russel at the front and less than one second behind Verstappen in P2. 
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Antonelli analyses costly “mistakes” after finishing P3 in F1 2026 Austrian GP

Chiara Perin05 mins

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…

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