George Russell at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix
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George Russell defends controversial pass on Albon during F1 Monaco GP

George Russell has expressed no regret around his intentional penalty after an illegal pass on Alex Albon, while criticising the “flawed” two-stop rule implemented for the F1 Monaco GP. After cutting a chicane to pass the Williams driver, Russell refused to give the position back, instead choosing to take a drive-through penalty issued by the…

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Lando Norris of McLaren Racing takes pole during qualifying for the F1 Monaco GP
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F1 | Qualifying | Monaco GP | Norris nicks pole position from Leclerc

Qualifying for the Monaco GP, perhaps F1’s most exciting non-race session. 20 Drivers, 3.3 kilometers of narrow streets lined with armco barriers, and one hour to determine the most important pole position of the season. Full report and results of the qualifying are below. Q1 Both Alpine drivers started Q1 on the medium tyres, as…

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2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Saturday - Sebastian Kawka
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Russell on where Mercedes stands within the front runners going into the F1 Monaco GP

Mercedes driver George Russell finished in P7 after qualifying P3 at the Imola GP last weekend. Before Imola, Russell had finished in the top five of every Grand Prix so far this year. Mercedes appears to be the third-fastest car this year, after McLaren and Red Bull; Russell’s result in Imola can be attributed to…

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Bradley Lord in the Mercedes F1 team garage during F1 Imola GP
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Bradley Lord explains what went wrong for Mercedes at the F1 Imola GP

Team representative Bradley Lord explained how tyre troubles hampered Mercedes’ performance in the F1 Imola GP. Saturday sparked hope for a promising performance in the race after George Russell secured P3 in qualifying, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris. However, tyre woes on Sunday made for a disappointing outing for Mercedes. After home hero Kimi Antonelli…

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2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli at the Imola GP
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Mercedes on technical fault that cut Kimi Antonelli’s maiden home race short at F1 Imola GP

Kimi Antonelli’s first F1 home race at the Imola GP was shaping up to be a quietly impressive outing, until it ended in bitter disappointment. A throttle failure, while he was running solidly in the points in 7th, snatched away what could have been the Mercedes driver’s first finish in the top 10 on home…

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Closeup of Kimi Antonelli at Imola GP on race day in his Mercedes
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Antonelli: Offtrack approach at F1 Imola GP compromised efforts

Kimi Antonelli inviting his schoolmates to the F1 paddock on Friday in Imola was well documented in the days leading up to this past weekend’s GP. The young Italian was fully embracing the occasion. Having been born and raised so close to the Bologna circuit, Antonelli was inevitably greeted with overwhelming support in the grandstand…

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George Russell #63 during the Free Practice sessions at the F1 Imola GP 2025
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“We wanted to put it all on the table”: Russell’s gamble secures P3 at F1 Imola GP Qualifying session

George Russell secured P3 on the grid for the 2025 F1 Imola GP, delivering a standout performance for Mercedes in a tense and unpredictable Qualifying session. While Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen ultimately locked out the front row, Russell’s strategic risk earned him a top-three start — a result that even he admitted came as…

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George Russell ahead of the FIA's swearing ban at the Formula 1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
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George Russell and Lewis Hamilton on the FIA’s swearing ban one-eighty

After the FIA revealed their decision to revise the Formula 1 swearing ban, former teammates George Russell and Lewis Hamilton expressed their views on the situation ahead of the Imola GP. The updated code has now slashed fines for a first offence from €40,000 to €5,000, and removed the initial threat of a ban for…

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