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 ...
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: 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 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 Mercedes Formula 1 development driver Doriane Pin has set a five-year target to secure a race seat on the F1 grid. The 2025 F1 Academy champion became the first woman to drive a Mercedes F1 car at Silverstone in April 2026, testing the 2021 W12 challenger. Pin advocates for greater diversity and inclusion ...
Key Highlights Mercedes confirms its next major Formula 1 upgrade package will debut at the Malaysian Grand Prix on 2â4 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 ...
Key Highlights Kimi Antonelli secured a strong result at the Madring circuit in Madrid despite repeated track-limit warnings from race engineer Pete Bonnington and a late-race brush with the wall at Turn 7. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff described the 20-year-old Italian as “an inch too cool,” joking with father Marco Antonelli about his son’s ...
Key Highlights Alpine F1 appoints former Mercedes CTO Mike Elliott as Chief Technical Officer in a newly created role at the Enstone factory. Elliott returns to Enstone after previous tenure as principal aerodynamicist during the Renault and Lotus eras, bringing eight Constructors’ and eight Drivers’ championship pedigree. The appointment comes as Alpine fights Racing Bulls ...
Alpine has confirmed the appointment of Mike Elliott as Chief Technical Officer, marking a significant return to Formula 1 for the British engineer following his departure from Mercedes in late 2023. Extensive Formula 1 Pedigree Elliott brings 23 years of elite-level experience to the Enstone-based operation. His career began at McLaren in 2000 as an ...
Former IndyCar Series driver and current F1 TV analyst James Hinchcliffe has urged George Russell to treat the remaining rounds of the 2026 season as an extended test program for 2027, declaring the Britonâs championship challenge a “write-off” following the Spanish Grand Prix. Spanish GP Deals Blow to Russell’s Title Hopes The inaugural race at ...
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has outlined the team’s approach to unlocking George Russell’s performance after the British driver suffered another championship setback at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid. The result saw rookie teammate Kimi Antonelli outscore Russell once again, extending his Drivers’ Championship lead to 81 points. Russell Struggles with Tyre Degradation in ...
Key Highlights Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli secured his eighth Formula 1 victory at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, extending his championship lead to 81 points over teammate George Russell. A heartwarming post-race moment between Antonelli and his father Marco went viral, featuring a red carnation exchange and embrace that fans described as “wholesome” ...