Toto Wolff admitted Mercedes faces a tough reality after the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, claiming the team hasn’t “got the money” to keep up with the development rate of some of its rivals across the second half of the season. Mercedes claimed another double podium at the Dutch GP, but fell short of catching a…
Fred Vasseur has opened up about Ferrari falling short of expectations at Zandvoort, whether the second engine upgrade would allow them to fare better in qualifying in the remaining rounds of the 2026 F1 season, their key takeaway from the race weekend, and whether an overtake on George Russell was on the cards before the…
The 2026 F1 Dutch GP weekend ended for George Russell with a hard-fought P3. However, the story afterwards was as much about strategy as it was about pace. Russell was pressed on why he handed the place back to his teammate Kimi Antonelli. Along with that, he was also questioned on just how close Ferrari’s…
Following the 2026 F1 Dutch GP, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff discussed the team orders used and the threat of McLaren and Ferrari. On lap 56, Kimi Antonelli fitted softs under the VSC from P2, dropping him behind teammate George Russell. With the Brit on old hards, Mercedes swapped the cars once the Italian caught his…
It has been a strong 2026 F1 Dutch GP weekend for Mercedes’ George Russell thus far. After converting his pole to a win in the Sprint earlier in the day, the Briton clinched his second front row appearance of the weekend, placing himself P2 on the starting grid in Qualifying. Despite narrowly missing out on…
George Russell made the perfect start to his F1 Dutch Grand Prix (GP) weekend, leading from lights to flag to claim his third Sprint victory of the 2026 season. The Mercedes driver controlled the race throughout, managing his tyres through the early stages before turning up the pace when the fight behind him began to…
After the summer break, the 2026 F1 Dutch GP Sprint race starts with George Russell on pole followed by Norris and Leclerc. The leader of the Drivers’ Championship Kimi Antonelli qualified in fifth, losing time in the middle sector during SQ3 in Zandvoort. The choice for tyres is mediums for most, only Leclerc and Bearman…
Mercedes enters the second half of the 2026 F1 season on a high note, with George Russell putting the Brackley outfit on pole during Sprint Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Dutch GP. The Briton had set a time of 1:11.567, which placed him at the top of the time chart ahead of McLaren‘s Lando Norris…
George Russell claimed Sprint pole after Sprint Qualifying for the 2026 F1 Dutch GP at Zandvoort, edging Lando Norris by 0.041s. The full results of the Sprint Qualifying are below. It marked the first Sprint Qualifying session ever held at Circuit Zandvoort. Alongside that, it is also the venue’s farewell weekend after the race lost…
Mercedes F1’s George Russell is recharged following the summer break and ready to embark on the new challenge of the 2026 Dutch GP. The Brit, who has secured two race wins thus far in his fifth season with the German outlet, is anticipating his return on track. Russell looks back on first half of 2026…
