Mercedes F1 Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord reflected on a difficult 2026 Malaysia race for the team as they lacked pace to win. It was compounded by a late PU failure for George Russell, as championship leader Kimi Antonelli brought home P2. Lord says analysis to take place on Russell’s PU problem in 2026 Malaysia…
Deputy Team Principal Bradley Lord opened up about how the hydraulic issue on Thursday affected Kimi Antonelli’s race weekend and whether Mercedes helped him compartmentalise his mistake in F1 qualifying following the Italian’s fifth-place finish at the 2026 Azerbaijan GP on Saturday. Antonelli lined up in P16 due to retiring the car after contact with…
Kimi Antonelli has opened up about who poses the biggest threat to his maiden Drivers’ Championship bid going forward, his approach to take each race as it comes, whether Mercedes still have an edge over the rest of the F1 grid, and their Sepang upgrades heading into the 2026 Azerbaijan GP weekend. Climbing onto the…
Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff opened up about George Russell’s on-track struggles, how the race would’ve played out for Kimi Antonelli without the assistance of the Virtual Safety Car, and whether the Brit could’ve pulled off a one-stop strategy following their haul of 35 points at the 2026 Spanish GP on Sunday. In Madrid, the…
George Russell finished P5 in the 2026 F1 Spanish GP after a quiet afternoon for the Mercedes driver. A brake failure for Lewis Hamilton meant he moved up one spot on the day. Having qualified 6th on Saturday afternoon, the Brit started on hards. Surviving a touch from behind by Oscar Piastri as they approached…
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli will be starting the 2026 F1 Spanish GP on the front row in P2 behind McLaren’s Lando Norris. This will mark the Italian driver’s seventh of his very dominant 2026 F1 season to date. Despite narrowly missing out on pole, Antonelli reflected that due to the challenging nature of the Madring circuit,…
George Russell will start the 2026 F1 Spanish GP from P6 as the Mercedes driver had a disappointing Q3 at the Madring on Saturday. 2nd in the World Championship, he is four spots behind Kimi Antonelli heading into tomorrow’s race, with Lewis Hamilton also ahead of him at the grid as the seven-time World Champion…
Toto Wolff reflected on an unbelievable day for Mercedes as Kimi Antonelli and George Russell bagged a 1-2 at the 2026 F1 Italian GP. Starting from 19th on the grid, the championship leader produced a stunning drive to take the victory, while George Russell also had a strong race to take 2nd as the two-stop…
In the latest edition of the NU Silver Arrows Radio Show, Mercedes Technical Director James Allison and Mercedes HPP (High-Performance Powertrains) Managing Director Hywel Thomas looked back on the preparation for the new regulations, a successful first half of the 2026 F1 season, and also gave an outlook on what to expect from the team…
Mercedes endured a tough outing on Friday at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, with both drivers, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, reporting a severe lack of grip and balance at a resurfaced Hungaroring. Despite falling short of their main title rivals, Ferrari, in both Free Practice sessions, Mercedes reflected that they are confident the W17…
