Having completed his final session of a productive 4 days of 2026 F1 shakedown testing in Barcelona, Antonelli declared the week a success. 
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Antonelli “learning a lot” about W17 at 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown

Having completed his final session of a productive four days of F1 2026 shakedown testing in Barcelona, Kimi Antonelli declared the week a success.  The Italian completed 90 laps of running and declared the week a success as the team now shifts its focus to the official pre-season test in Bahrain. Kimi Antonelli on making…

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Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli during the F1 Barcelona Shakedown, as described by Shovlin
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Shovlin discusses the performance of Mercedes F1 in 2026 Barcelona shakedown

After the second day of testing in the 2026 F1 Barcelona shakedown, Mercedes’ Andrew Shovlin admitted the Brackley-based team is impressing with the stability and consistency of their runs so far. Not only fast, but reliable as well Mercedes topped the testing charts on Day 3 and Day 4. Drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli…

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Ahead of the new season, Mercedes have unveiled a classic and timeless livery for their 2026 F1 challenger, the W17.
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Mercedes F1 reveals W17 livery ahead of 2026 season as they complete Silverstone shakedown

Mercedes have unveiled the livery for their 2026 F1 challenger, the W17. The car features its traditional colours of recent years. As the first on-track glimpse of the new regulations draw near, Mercedes roll out a new look for their challenger, signalling a fresh chapter for the team. The reveals follows the team’s introduction of…

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP
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Antonelli reflects on lessons learned from his strong rookie F1 season

Kimi Antonelli has concluded a strong rookie season in F1 and is ready to tackle new challenges next year. The 19-year-old finished 7th in the Drivers’ Standings with 150 points. His maiden campaign showed strong promise, but Antonelli revealed it was not without difficulties. Pressure led to growth Italian driver Antonelli opened up about the…

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Kimi Antonelli's 2025 F1 season
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F1 2025 Driver Rankings: 8th | Kimi Antonelli

After a rookie campaign filled with key lessons and impressive races, Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli secured 8th in Pit Debrief’s Driver Rankings for the 2025 F1 season. The young Italian was announced as a Mercedes F1 driver for 2025 at the 2024 Italian GP, replacing seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton and immediately placing him in the…

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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff reviews team's F1 2025 season as well as the performance of drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.
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Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff reviews “not good enough” 2025 F1 season

In an Interview posted on the Mercedes F1 Team’s YouTube channel, team principal Toto Wolff looks back at the team’s 2025 F1 season and the performance of drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli. Mercedes finished the 2025 F1 season second in the Constructors’ Championship after a season-long battle with Red Bull and Ferrari for the…

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All 22 drivers have confirmed their race numbers for the 2026 F1 season, including Lando Norris, who will start using the number 1 after beating Max Verstappen and winning his maiden title
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All the 2026 F1 driver numbers confirmed in full and the stories behind them

With the 2026 season already on the horizon, the driver numbers have been confirmed for what is undoubtedly going to be another exciting campaign of F1 action as all-new technical regulations come into effect and an additional team joins the grid.  Now that the sport has crowned a new drivers’ champion for the first time…

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