Key Highlights: Mercedes teased championship leader Kimi Antonelli on social media after the Italian rookie fumbled the post-race celebratory bottle spray following his runner-up finish. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen clinched his first win of the 2026 season amid wet conditions, with Antonelli finishing second and Lewis Hamilton rounding out the podium in third. Antonelli’s second-place ...
Key Highlights Mercedes driver and current Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli finished second at the chaotic Grand Prix held at the Sepang International Circuit. Antonelli shared the podium with race victor Max Verstappen and third-place finisher Lewis Hamilton, using the opportunity to study both world champions up close. The Italian rookie highlighted Verstappen’s car ...
Key Highlights: George Russell suffered a late power unit failure at Sepang, dropping a virtually guaranteed podium finish and marking his third DNF of the season. The retirement expands Russell’s championship deficit to Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli to 84 points with seven races remaining. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff branded the race one of his ...
Key Highlights Max Verstappen dominated a weather-impacted race to take victory after recovering from a slow start and executing decisive overtakes. A premature gamble on slick tyres dropped Lewis Hamilton to the rear of the field, while Mercedes teammates Andrea Kimi Antonelli and George Russell initially led the opening stages. Late safety-car disruptions triggered late ...
Key Highlights: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed his first victory of the season after prevailing over Mercedes in a rain-affected, disrupted race. Technical problems severely impacted the event: pre-race software glitches forced an extended delay, while George Russell suffered a late retirement due to mechanical failure. Lewis Hamilton charged through the order to finish third ...
Key Highlights: Max Verstappen and Red Bull Racing secured their first victory of 2026 at Sepang, officially preventing what would have been the team’s first winless season since 2015. George Russell’s Formula 1 championship aspirations suffered a critical blow following a late engine failure, leaving Mercedes teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli with an 84-point lead. Pre-race ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured third on the starting grid after initially believing he had qualified fourth, trailing polesitter Max Verstappen by five-tenths of a second. Antonelli gained the higher starting spot due to an engine-related grid penalty handed to Isack Hadjar, who exceeded allocations with his seventh internal combustion engine. The promotion ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes committed to an extensive aerodynamic and cooling overhaul on both W17 cars, preventing direct back-to-back testing against their previous specification. Kimi Antonelli qualified fourth and George Russell took eighth at Sepang, with both gaining one grid spot due to an engine penalty for Isack Hadjar. The team struggled with uncharacteristic understeer, excessive ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver and championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli rebounded from a disastrous qualifying session to finish fifth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. After missing significant practice time and crashing in Q1 to start 16th, Antonelli adopted a patient, low-risk approach rather than driving on the absolute limit. Despite George Russell securing victory in ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli recovered from 16th on the grid to finish fifth at the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Mercedes said Antonelli’s limited practice running and qualifying crash made a repeat of his Monza victory unrealistic. George Russell won for Mercedes, reducing his championship deficit from 81 points to 66. Kimi Antonelli Delivers Strong ...
Key Highlights Andrea Kimi Antonelli recovered from 16th on the grid to finish fifth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. Damage from contact with Oliver Bearman left Antonelli with a heavily compromised floor after the restart. Antonelli limited his points deficit to Mercedes teammate George Russell and retains a 66-point lead in the standings ...
Key Highlights George Russell topped both Thursday practice sessions at the Baku City Circuit, with Mercedes holding a 0.827-second advantage over Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. Red Bull technical director Pierre WachĂ© admitted the deficit was larger than expected, particularly on straight-line speed, while Mercedes deputy principal Bradley Lord cautioned against reading too much into the ...