Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli ahead of the F1 Hungarian GP
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Antonelli and Russell discuss reverting back to old suspension for F1 Hungarian GP

Mercedes have not been experiencing the easiest of F1 runs lately. The recent run of races in the 2025 season have been challenging for the team. Canada was the exception as it brought Kimi Antonelli his first podium in F1, and teammate George Russell his first win of the year. Reverting back to the old…

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Kimi Antonelli at the F1 Belgian GP, where Lewis Hamilton offered kind words following a difficult race weekend.
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Hamilton offers Antonelli positive words following quite frustrating F1 Belgian GP

Lewis Hamilton took notice of Kimi Antonelli’s difficult Belgian GP weekend and offered him kind words, according to the F1 rookie. Antonelli failed to score points across the weekend, qualifying in the bottom five for both the sprint and main race. Hamilton experienced a similar qualifying and sprint race, but managed a remarkable recovery drive…

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Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has shared his insights into Kimi Antonelli’s recent struggles, George Russell’s comparative upper hand, and future objectives for the W16 following their underwhelming performance at the rain-delayed F1 Belgian GP. 
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Shovlin on Antonelli’s struggles and Russell’s relative advantages in the W16 after poor F1 Belgian GP weekend

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has shared his insights into Kimi Antonelli’s recent struggles, George Russell’s comparative upper hand, and future objectives for the W16 following their underwhelming performance at the rain-delayed F1 Belgian GP.  After a disappointing SQ1 exit and a point-less finish in the Sprint race, Antonelli found himself eliminated in the…

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Andrew Shovlin has talked about Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, and the tricky W16 after Mercedes's poor performance at the F1 Belgian GP
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Shovlin addresses Mercedes’ car instability issues at F1 Belgian GP

Mercedes’ Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin admitted the team couldn’t have done much more to extract a better result at the F1 Belgian GP, with George Russell P5 and Kimi Antonelli struggling to 16th. The weekend left Mercedes seemingly stuck in no man’s land. Since Russell’s triumphant win in Montreal, the team’s performances have seen…

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George Russell during the F1 British GP weekend
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2025 F1 Mid-Season review: George Russell

As Formula 1 reached its halfway point, teams and drivers started will have reflected on their performance through the first twelve rounds of the season. While Mercedes holds third place in the 2025 Constructors’ Championship with 210 points, their British driver George Russell sits 4th in the 2025 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings at mid-season, garnering…

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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli after his DNF at the 2025 F1 British GP
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Antonelli says he lost 100 points of downforce after Hadjar collision in F1 British GP

With the F1 British GP putting the drivers’ skills to the test on a rainy Silverstone, Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli suffered his fourth DNF of the 2025 season. Although this retirement came as a result of contact with fellow rookie Isack Hadjar, the Italian struggled on the wet track. Moreover, Antonelli was unable to pick up…

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