Why Las Vegas was typical of Ferrari’s sub-optimal 2025 F1 season
Ferrari lost more ground to Mercedes and Red Bull in the Formula 1 constructors’ championship at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished sixth and 10th on the road, Hamilton having had to fight his way through from last on the grid after being slowest in qualifying. Though the blow might seem […]
Verstappen’s warming advice for Antonelli
Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished a career-best second in the 2025 Formula 1 Brazil Grand Prix, although this was somewhat overshadowed by his role in a tangle with Oscar Piastri in which the Australian was controversially hit with a 10-second penalty. While Antonelli’s inexperience has shown on some occasions this year, he has been spectacular and […]
How a potential F1 Brazil GP pole got away from Leclerc – and Antonelli
It was a game of absurdly fine margins in Sao Paulo on Saturday after a cyclone blew through the city overnight, leaving a damp track and changeable winds in its wake. The unpredictable conditions made for an eventful sprint race punctuated by a red flag after Oscar Piastri exited stage right at Turn 3, followed […]
Why Russell is yet to sign his Mercedes contract for F1 2026
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has explained he needs to sort out the finer details of George Russell’s 2026 Formula 1 contract before making next year’s line-up official. Wolff has always insisted he wanted to keep both Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli next season, though a layer of doubt lingered until Max Verstappen became contractually […]
Antonelli is better than his F1 results show
George Russell is leading his team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli in Formula 1’s points standings, qualifying results, and he is the only Mercedes driver to take a race win so far this season. However, the British driver says these stats don’t paint the full picture of Antonelli’s start in F1. The Italian rookie filled the gap […]
Why new 2026 rules will level the playing field for F1’s rookie class
Sometimes in Formula 1 the flow of dynamic young drivers splutters or even takes a year off. 2025 wasn’t going to be one of those seasons; in recent years only 2019, where the likes of Lando Norris, George Russell and Alex Albon arrived hot from F2, provided such a rich and exciting influx of talent. […]
Mercedes make car tweak for F1 Hungarian GP to end poor form
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has revealed he is reverting to an old suspension for this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix to stop his performance decline in the 2025 Formula 1 season. The Mercedes rookie started strongly with five points finishes in the opening six grands prix, including pole for the Miami sprint, but has scored just once […]
Antonelli reveals Hamilton’s empowering words amid Belgian GP nightmare
Andrea Kimi Antonelli revealed Lewis Hamilton paid him an uplifting visit following the Formula 1 rookie’s poor showing in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Antonelli was outqualified by Mercedes team-mate George Russell for the eighth time in a row on Saturday, again failing to emerge out of Q1 as he took 18th place, 0.355s slower […]
Russell and Antonelli are Mercedes’ «absolute priority» despite Verstappen interest
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says continuing with George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli for the 2026 season is the «absolutely priority» amid conversations with Max Verstappen’s entourage. Over the past few weeks it emerged that Verstappen’s camp had sounded out Wolff over future plans, as the Dutchman weighs up his options to remain […]