With the start of the summer break, marking the end of the first half of the season, it’s time to take stock for Formula 1. While McLaren is flying at the top, down in Brackley they have quite a bit to analyse. The season had started out well, with George Russell stepping on the podium…
George Russell crossed the line in third for the F1 Hungarian GP, achieving his sixth podium so far in 2025. The British driver qualified in fourth but managed to overtake Charles Leclerc, who was struggling with his car by the end of the race. After the race, Russell shared his thoughts on his battles throughout…
George Russell believes he could have achieved pole position during qualifying for the F1 Hungarian GP had it not been for his own overconfidence. Russell ended his qualifying for the Hungarian GP in fourth position, completing a lap time that was just 0.053s off of Charles Leclerc’s pole-deciding lap. Russell: Mercedes missed an opportunity for…
Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has shared his insights into Kimi Antonelli’s recent struggles, George Russell’s comparative upper hand, and future objectives for the W16 following their underwhelming performance at the rain-delayed F1 Belgian GP. After a disappointing SQ1 exit and a point-less finish in the Sprint race, Antonelli found himself eliminated in the…
Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin admitted the team couldn’t have done much more to extract a better result at the F1 Belgian GP, with George Russell P5 and Kimi Antonelli struggling to 16th. The weekend left Mercedes seemingly stuck in no man’s land. Since Russell’s triumphant win in Montreal, the team’s performances have seen…
George Russell delivered a quietly effective performance at the rain-affected 2025 F1 Belgian GP. Securing a solid fifth-place finish amid chaotic and changing conditions. Starting from sixth on the grid, Russell quickly made progress by overtaking Alex Albon early in the race. And was part of the leading group that timed their switch to slick…
Kimi Antonelli has had a mixed start to the first half of the 2025 F1 season with Mercedes. The young Italian driver has had some highs and lows thrown at him during the first 12 races, including a first podium and pole. Antonelli Reflects on his season so far At the F1 British Grand Prix,…
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli was frustrated for being unable to extract more out of his car after he struggled during the qualifying for the British GP and could only manage seventh before the three-place grid penalty was applied. The struggles in qualifying Antonelli says he did okay, although the lap was not amazing, considering he has…
The F1 Austrian GP was a weekend to forget for Mercedes, with Trackside Engineering Director, Andrew Shovlin, admitting that ‘fundamentally the pace wasn’t there’ in the W16. Mercedes came into the Austrian GP with relatively tame hopes, despite coming off the back of George Russell’s first win of the season in Canada. Coming into the…
Despite his imposingly consistent form and his latest win in Canada, George Russell remains without a F1 contract for 2026. With some growing question marks over a contract announcement, Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, assured a deal is in the works for the near future. Last year the Mercedes F1 team principal was consistent in…
