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After a challenging few years during the ground effect era, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team is going into the 2026 season with newfound confidence. Finishing P2 last year in the constructors’ standings, they are looking to pick up where they left off and dominate the grid once again. Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team It was the Brackley…
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It was an interesting day in Bahrain during testing as Antonelli tops the timesheets. However, this was not the biggest talking point of the day as the Ferrari rear wing caught everyone’s attention. Max pushing the limits from the start As the lights went green, Oliver Bearman emerged from the pits followed by Max Verstappen…
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Charles Leclerc has topped the timesheets during FP1 at the 2025 Mexican Grand Prix. Leclerc edged out Kimi Antonelli and Nico Hulkenburg in a relatively clean session in Mexico City. Championship leader Oscar Piastri finished in fourth, while rookie Arvid Lindblad stunned in sixth. Rookies on Track The first free practice at the 2025 Mexican…
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George Russell owned the streets of the 2025 Singapore GP from lights out to the chequered flag. Max Verstappen and Lando Norris rounded out the podium after a tense, strategic race that had its moments, not least from McLaren themselves. Still, the race ultimately ended with the Woking squad sealing the 2025 Constructors’ Championship. Green…
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Following the day’s FP3 session, George Russell stunned in Qualifying at the 2025 Singapore GP with a blistering lap to claim pole, leading a shock Mercedes showcase that shook up the order under the Marina Bay lights. What other surprises came from this session? Q1: Hamilton Top, Alpine Causes Chaos Traffic was always going to…
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The 2025 Spanish Grand Prix marked the end of an exhausting triple header. Here’s a breakdown of the biggest winners and losers from the race.
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Netflix has teamed up with Mercedes and WhatsApp to take fans inside the biggest driver change in F1 history. Where Can I Watch It? The Seat is available now to watch on Netflix and has a run time of 40 minutes. What’s It All About? The Seat is an unprecedented inside look that led to…
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli is one of the most anticipated F1 rookies for next year. Here’s all you need to know about the Mercedes driver.
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Richard Verschoor has won his first feature race of 2024 at the F2 Azerbaijan GP weekend. With just 30 points separating the top three contenders in the F2 Championship, it’s anyone’s game in F2. In case you missed it, here’s what happened in the Azerbaijan Feature Race! Start Chaos: Red Flag Drama At the start,…
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It’s been announced that 17-year-old Italian F2 driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be heading to Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team for 2025. The 17-year-old has been a member of the Mercedes Junior Driver Program since 2019. More commonly referred to as Kimi Antonelli, the Italian has won: Italian F4, ADAC F4, FIA Motorsport Games Formula…
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After taking a win in the Hungarian F2 feature race, Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s ‘focus is F2’ despite growing rumours of him moving to F1 next season. Kimi Antonelli took his first F2 win around Silverstone during the sprint race last weekend. An impressive display in wet conditions caused rumours to arise around the young Italian.…
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Kimi Antonelli won the F2 Feature Race at the 2024 Hungarian GP with a time of 1:32.878. He was followed by Victor Martins in P2 with a 1:34.216 and Richard Verschoor in P3 at 1:33.720. Kimi Antonelli won the F2 Feature Race at the 2024 Hungarian GP. It is his first feature race win and…
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Toto Wolff has said that while Carlos Sainz deserves a top seat, it is unlikely he will be offered the Mercedes drive. The Brackley team have a seat available after Hamilton’s shock switch. The seven-time champion will join Ferrari for the 2025 season. Kimi Antonelli – a Mercedes junior driver – has been mentioned a…
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The FIA has changed the Super Licence age requirement from 18 to 17 years old. This comes after a request for 17-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli to receive a licence early. The FIA has changed Appendix L of the International Sporting Code. Adding a clause that states: while the minimum age for the Super Licence required…
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Invicta Racing’s Gabriel Bortoleto claimed P1 in the Imola F2 Quali session amidst a number of track time deletions and demotations. Bortoleto will start on Pole for the Feature Race on Sunday beside the Campos of Isack Hadjar, who was promoted after PREMA’s Oliver Bearman received a penalty for track limit violations. Joshua Durksen will…
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Mercedes Boss Toto Wolff has expressed opposition to an early F1 debut for protégé Kimi Antonelli despite a formal request from Williams seeking an exemption from the sport’s minimum age restriction. After a surprising turn of events during the Miami Grand Prix weekend, it was noted that Williams had submitted a request to the FIA…
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Introduced in 2016, the superlicence points system requires drivers to amass 40 points to qualify for a superlicence. This system came into play following Max Verstappen‘s sensational debut in Formula 1 at age 17 years and 166 days, straight from European Formula 3. Alongside the point requirement, drivers must be at least 18 years old…