Mercedes have wasted little time establishing themselves as the team to beat under Formula 1’s new technical regulations in 2026, but their commanding position at the summer break does not tell the full story. The W17 has delivered eight victories across the opening eleven rounds, with Kimi Antonelli leading the Drivers’ Championship and George Russell…
The 2026 F1 Hungarian GP was a tough weekend for Mercedes, with Team Principal Toto Wolff admitting that the team “should have done better”. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who started the race in P7, had a strong drive and clinched the final podium spot in P3. Meanwhile, George Russell had to recover from a dreadful…
George Russell’s Qualifying experience ahead of the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP definitely didn’t live up to its expectations. In fact, the Mercedes driver had begun to experience discomfort with his challenger during FP3 already, appearing once again down on speed compared to his teammate, championship leader Kimi Antonelli. A complicated Qualifying for Russell ahead of…
Mercedes endured a tough outing on Friday at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, with both drivers, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, reporting a severe lack of grip and balance at a resurfaced Hungaroring. Despite falling short of their main title rivals, Ferrari, in both Free Practice sessions, Mercedes reflected that they are confident the W17…
Mercedes driver George Russell described the software calibration problem that had been hampering him for the past two race weekends, adding that he expects the issue will be resolved for the 2026 Hungarian GP. After a miserable race at the Belgian GP, Russell arrived in Budapest encouraged by the work carried out by Mercedes to…
McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri opened up about how his damaged MCL40 impacted his race stints, Charles Leclerc’s aggressive defence, the inexplicable loss of straight-line speed, if there are short-term solutions for the deployment discrepancies, and whether it’s concerning that even Mercedes HPP have been unable to remedy the issue so far following his fifth-place…
Toto Wolff has discussed the issues George Russell was up against throughout the 2026 F1 Belgian GP weekend as the Brit lost valuable points in the Drivers’ Championship to his Mercedes teammate and the Ferraris. Throughout the weekend, a deployment issue in the final sector was costing him around 0.250s. While this would not have…
George Russell qualified fourth for the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, but the result masked a problem that has now followed Mercedes across multiple weekends. A persistent straight-line speed deficit left Russell losing between two and six tenths on the straights throughout the session. Despite that, the Mercedes driver was satisfied with the quality of his…
Following a challenging first day at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP, there are mixed feelings in the garage for Mercedes. While Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets in FP2, George Russell continued to struggle with his Mercedes’ set-up. In FP1, both Antonelli and Russell had a severe lack of performance in their W17. They finished the…
George Russell arrives at the 2026 F1 Belgian GP still searching for consistency, despite standing on the podium last time out at Silverstone. The Mercedes driver finished second at the British GP after a chaotic late Safety Car finish, with Charles Leclerc winning for Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton completing the podium. However, Russell left his…
