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.
The deletion of Straight Mode in Monaco has opened up an opportunity for teams to squeeze just a little more downforce from their rear wings.
Former Formula 1 TV presenter Will Buxton has tipped Mercedes driver George Russell as a prime candidate to master the unforgiving streets of the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. Speaking on the Up To Speed podcast, Buxton explained why he believes that the Monaco Grand Prix could be the weekend that Russell stops his team-mate Kimi Antonelli's momentum. "Mercedes has such an advantage anyway ... Keep reading
An interview with Mercedes F1 star George Russell from last year regarding the future of the Monaco Grand Prix has resurfaced ahead of the 2026 race.
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have been "trusted" to race each other freely as long as there is "respect" after Mercedes held discussions with its drivers following their battles in Canada.
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 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
Charles Leclerc reckons Monaco is the perfect track for Ferrari to shine, but still thinks Mercedes holds the edge this weekend after a dominant start to Formula 1 in 2026. The Silver Arrows has won all five grands prix this year which leaves it with a 72-point advantage over second-placed Ferrari who is a step ahead of McLaren in third. But this weekend might be the toughest challenge yet ... Keep reading
Mercedes Formula 1 driver George Russell has endured a frustrating string of bad luck on track so far this season, and it looked to continue after he was left stranded on the streets of Monte Carlo when his classic Fiat Jolly suffered a breakdown. The Briton was seen pushing the vintage car with his partner, Carmen Montero Mundt. Of course, the footage made its way onto social media. Fans have ... Keep reading
Red Bull and Mercedes are among the F1 teams to have seized on the removal of active aero for the Monaco GP by introducing radical winglets
Mercedes may have stormed into Formula 1’s new era with an iron grip on both championships, but Helmut... The post Marko: Mercedes' biggest threat is in its own garage appeared first on F1i.com .
Despite his declaration that the 2026 Formula 1 title is Kimi Antonelli's to lose, there are several reasons why George Russell should still believe he can catch his Mercedes team-mate.
Mercedes head into this weekend's showpiece Monaco Grand Prix aiming to extend their winning run at the start of F1's new era to six races, but could the sport's most-famous event provide the first significant shift in 2026's early narrative?
Mercedes introduced a substantial package of technical updates for the recent Canadian Grand Prix. Beyond the work carried out on the front and central sections of the Formula 1 car, new solutions appeared at the rear that had not been seen before in this technical cycle. The Silver Arrows arrived in Montreal with the first truly significant upgrade package of its season, introducing changes ... Keep reading
Times change quickly. In recent years, there had been extensive discussion about making the gearbox a standard component for all teams to reduce costs, as it was increasingly viewed as no longer being a decisive performance factor in Formula 1. Yet, with the 2026 regulation overhaul, the gearbox once again became a central aspect of car design. The clearest example is the contrast between ... Keep reading
Mercedes have revealed the exact cause of George Russell's sudden retirement from the Canadian Grand Prix could take "several months" to confirm due to complications.
Formula 1's new Overtake Mode played a clear role in the battles for position at the Canadian Grand Prix, according to Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin.
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Mercedes is no longer pursuing a minority stake in the Alpine F1 team after disagreeing with Otro Capital's asking price. Mercedes, which is already supplying power units and gearboxes to Alpine, had been interested in acquiring Otro Capital's 24% stake, and the manufacturer had agreed in principle with majority owner Renault to buy them. However, as first reported by the BBC and verified by ... Keep reading
Mercedes have withdrawn from negotiations to purchase a minority stake in rival F1 team Alpine, believing the valuation of the share, owned by US investment firm Otro Capital, to be too expensive.
Mercedes pull out of talks to buy a minority shareholding in the Alpine team because they felt it was overpriced.
Following a dramatic series of battles between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix, David Croft and Jamie Chadwick discuss on The F1 Show podcast how Mercedes should manage their drivers going forward.
It is fair to say that the 2026 Formula 1 season has so far generated more controversy off the track than on it, with the usual endless debates surrounding the regulations – and before that, Mercedes’ engine compression ratio. On track, however, matters have remained relatively calm. There have been a handful of incidents and collisions here and there, but nothing sufficiently contentious ... Keep reading
While Lando Norris had a front-row seat to the Mercedes battle between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint and eventually finished second, the main race of the Formula 1 weekend painted a very different picture. Starting from the second row of the grid, McLaren appeared to be in a strong position to challenge Mercedes again, but everything went wrong for 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
Kimi Antonelli wins the Canadian Grand Prix as his Mercedes team-mate George Russell is forced to retire.
George Russell beats Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to take pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Kimi Antonelli says both he and Mercedes team-mate George Russell were "lucky not to crash" in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race.
On The Chequered Flag podcast, former Formula 1 drivers Damon Hill and Juan Pablo Montoya discuss George Russell's mindset at Mercedes following a difficult weekend at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix.
On The Chequered Flag Podcast, former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya weighs in on the rising rivalry between Mercedes team-mates Kimi Antonelli and George Russell after the Miami Grand Prix.