After falling behind Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli in the championship standings, George Russell believes that he has "nothing to lose" ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.
Kimi Antonelli insists he is “not thinking about the championship” ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, despite arriving in the Principality with a sizeable points advantage over Mercedes team mate George Russell.
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Germany analyst Ralf Schumacher has officially tied the knot with his partner Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne. The 50-year-old, who spent a decade competing in the championship with teams such as Jordan, Williams and Toyota, earning six grand prix wins, 27 podiums and 329 career points, married Bousquet-Cassagne in St Tropez. While the couple is set to share a look ... Keep reading
Formula 1 drivers and team orders have a long and disagreeable history, especially when those drivers are in the heat of the world championship battle. You have to go back to the 1950s to find a properly gentlemanly resolution to a title fight involving two teammates. And even then the famous example of Peter Collins handing his Ferrari over to Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1956 Italian Grand Prix ... Keep reading
Kimi Antonelli is learning quickly that leading a Formula 1 championship at Mercedes comes with more than just... The post Antonelli reminds Mercedes: ‘You can’t put a leash on a driver’ appeared first on F1i.com .
Formula 1 drivers have expressed concerns over the hazard posed by the championship's expanded field in Monaco this year.
Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli has shrugged off suggestions by his Mercedes team-mate George Russell that the 2026 title is now his to lose. Antonelli currently holds a 43-point advantage over second-placed Russell, who was the pre-season favourite, after four wins on the bounce inside the opening five rounds. It comes after Russell suffered a costly retirement from the lead ... Keep reading
George Russell says this year's world championship is Kimi Antonelli's "to lose" after the Briton's retirement from the last race in Canada.
The F1 2026 championship heads to Monte Carlo once again this weekend for the jewel in F1's crown, the Monaco Grand Prix.
The world championship began 76 years ago, so it's rare indeed for a new reason for a car's retirement to enter the record books. But a withdrawal for back pain induced by seating position – Fernando Alonso's reason for parking his AMR26 in the garage after 23 laps of the Canadian Grand Prix two weeks ago – is more unusual than you might imagine, given the cramped confines of a Formula 1 car's ... Keep reading
McLaren Racing has found itself in the unusual position of being punished by a championship it no longer... The post McLaren’s Formula E exit turns expensive as FIA issues €400k fine appeared first on F1i.com .
Forget the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, Singapore or Miami. Formula 1 is back in Europe for what many consider the pinnacle of all F1 races: the Monaco Grand Prix. After opening the season with trips to Oceania, Asia and North America, Formula 1 has finally returned to Europe, the traditional heartland of the championship. This weekend marks the 83rd running of the Monaco Grand ... Keep reading
A selection of the best images of the Monaco Grand Prix, starting with the first F1 championship season in 1950.
Record team valuations and the sheer complexity involved mean any potential path for Chinese giant BYD to join Formula 1 as a 12th team will be an uphill battle. The Chinese electric automotive giant has set its sights on Formula 1; Stella Li, BYD’s Executive Vice President and CEO for the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, has never hidden that she views the world championship as the ... Keep reading
On The Chequered Flag podcast, former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley and F1 journalist Rebecca Clancey discuss the rivalry between Mercedes team-mates Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in their bid to top the drivers' championship.
George Russell might have endured a heartbreakingly premature end to his fight for the Canadian Grand Prix win with Mercedes team-mate and championship rival Kimi Antonelli, but he remained very much on-message in praising the impact of Formula 1’s controversial new technical regulations. Russell got off to a sluggish start from pole position but passed Antonelli for the lead at the final ... Keep reading