Can Russell take inspiration from Norris in bid for F1 title?
While the theory of Mercedes’ Formula 1 title favouritism ahead of the dawn of the championship’s latest era has been proven correct, the name at the top of the drivers’ standings is somewhat of a surprise. Many would have believed that George Russell would be the man to beat given his performances with the Silver […]
Verstappen, Leclerc and Russell all summoned to stewards after F1 Miami GP
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc and Mercedes man George Russell have all been summoned to the stewards at the end of Formula 1’s Miami Grand Prix. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli defeated McLaren’s Lando Norris to take his third consecutive grand prix win, expanding his championship lead on Russell to 20 points. Read Also: Behind the […]
Poor starts “not acceptable” if Mercedes wants to win F1 world titles
Mercedes remains on the maximum score of four wins after four Formula 1 grands prix, although the competition was significantly closer in Miami than during the three race weekends prior to the April break. McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull all travelled to Florida with significant upgrades, while Mercedes has its first major package of the year planned […]
How Leclerc’s energy strategy allowed him to beat Russell at Japanese GP
Suzuka has two sides to it. It’s a stunning track, one of the most captivating on the calendar and a true gem on the calendar. But, especially in recent years, overtakes has become extremely difficult here due to a layout that offers few real opportunities to attack and the lack of multiple DRS zones from […]
Antonelli is leading F1’s title hunt, but is he quicker than Russell?
It was wholly unsurprising that George Russell was marked as the bookies’ favourite for the 2026 Formula 1 title before the season had even begun, given Mercedes’ performances in pre-season testing. Few could agree on the expected order after that: some combination of Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri lined the second […]
Mercedes yet to understand problem that nearly ruined Russell’s qualifying
Qualifying in China went anything but smoothly for George Russell after he suffered a front-wing breakage in Q2 and then briefly halted on track at Turn 5 during Q3. Russell had won the earlier sprint race from pole position but looked far less assured during what proved to be a fraught qualifying session. Mercedes says […]
Why Mercedes is playing down rift with F1 engine customers
In the aftermath of George Russell securing pole position for the sprint race in China by 0.289s from Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and a substantial 0.621s from third-placed Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has moved to quell talk of a schism with its customer teams. After qualifying for last weekend’s Australian Grand […]
Why Russell did not jump start in the F1 Australian GP
Did the eventual winner of the Australian Grand Prix George Russell, jump the start at the Formula 1 season opener? This claim has stirred up social media after onboard footage circulated online, but how true are the allegations? The fact is that when the light sequence began to signal the start of the Melbourne race, […]
How Russell guided his «go kart» Mercedes to F1 Australian GP pole by a staggering margin
«I think yesterday, I said [the gap to Mercedes was] half a second, now it’s eight tenths, so it’s bigger than what I expected for sure,» said Charles Leclerc with a rueful sigh after placing his Ferrari fourth for the Australian Grand Prix. «It was a very significant gap yesterday already, so… I was very, […]