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 Waché 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 ...
Key Highlights Mercedes dominates Azerbaijan GP Friday practice with George Russell topping FP2 by over half a second ahead of championship leader and teammate Kimi Antonelli. Opening day disrupted by multiple incidents: Arvid Lindblad crashed at the castle section, Oliver Bearman suffered a power unit failure, and Fernando Alonso completed just nine laps due to ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli describes his Azerbaijan Grand Prix practice as “a good recovery” despite a hydraulic failure in FP1 and a power unit change that cost him half of FP2. The championship leader, holding an 81-point advantage after his Madrid win, still managed fifth in FP1 and second in FP2, while teammate George Russell ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli leads the 2026 Formula 1 championship after a dramatic Spanish Grand Prix victory, holding a lead of over 100 points on defending champion Lando Norris. The Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit runs September 24–26, with U.S. viewers able to stream the entire weekend free via a 7-day Apple ...
Key Highlights George Russell topped the opening practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 1m45.387s lap for Mercedes, leading Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari). Championship leader Kimi Antonelli suffered a hydraulic failure on his Mercedes W17 at Turn 7, bringing out a virtual safety car and ending his running prematurely. ...
Key Highlights Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli holds an 81-point championship lead over teammate George Russell after securing eight Grand Prix victories and four podiums this season. The 20-year-old Italian insists he is not losing focus despite Russell’s admission that he is “not in the fight for the drivers’ title” following Antonelli’s win in Madrid. Ahead ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli broke Lewis Hamilton’s record as the youngest Monaco Grand Prix winner at 19 years, 9 months, and 13 days, then became the first Italian driver in 60 years to win the Italian Grand Prix at Monza since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966. Lewis Hamilton secured his first victory for Ferrari at the ...
Key Highlights: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli holds an 84-point lead over team-mate George Russell following the 16th round of the season. Antonelli could mathematically clinch his maiden World Championship as early as Round 18 at the United States Grand Prix in Austin. Under median finishing scenarios, the Italian sensation is projected to wrap up the ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli leads the 2026 Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship by 81 points heading into the Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit. Apple becomes Formula 1’s new Official U.S. Broadcaster, with F1 TV included free within Apple TV subscriptions and the F1 TV broadcast team fronting English-language coverage. F1 TV Premium offers ...
Key Highlights The 2026 Formula 1 season enters a decisive phase with the first of three consecutive triple-headers beginning at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, where Kimi Antonelli leads the Drivers’ Championship for Mercedes. Isack Hadjar may return to the Red Bull seat after missing three rounds with a wrist injury, though the team ...
Key Highlights Formula 1 heads to the Baku City Circuit for the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the race scheduled for Saturday, September 26 at 15:00 local time. Kimi Antonelli holds a commanding 81-point lead in the drivers’ championship after his Madrid victory, while Lando Norris seeks redemption after missing a potential win from pole ...
Key Highlights Mercedes confirms its next major Formula 1 upgrade package will debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix on 2–4 October, targeting a return to pole-contending form. Despite a commanding 145-point championship lead over Ferrari, the Silver Arrows have not claimed pole position since Kimi Antonelli topped qualifying at Spa in July. Trackside engineering director ...