Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli has become the first winner of the Spanish GP at the Madring. Although happy with the result, the F1 2026 drivers’ championship leader admitted he felt Norris should have gotten the win, if not for an unlucky VSC.
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“We didn’t deserve to win”: Antonelli reflects on 2026 F1 Spanish GP victory

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli has become the first winner of the F1 2026 Spanish GP at the Madring. Although happy with the result, the Drivers’ Championship leader admitted he felt Norris should have gotten the win, if not for an unlucky VSC. It was a pretty uneventful race at the Madring. Antonelli had qualified P2 on…

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Spanish Grand Prix, Friday MADRID, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 11: Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team prepares to drive during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Spain at Madring on September 11, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
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Antonelli stresses importance of strong start at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP after P2 in Qualifying

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli will be starting the 2026 F1 Spanish GP on the front row in P2 behind McLaren’s Lando Norris. This will mark the Italian driver’s seventh of his very dominant 2026 F1 season to date. Despite narrowly missing out on pole, Antonelli reflected that due to the challenging nature of the Madring circuit,…

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2026 F1 Spanish GP FP3 report
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F1 | 2026 Spanish GP | FP3 | Antonelli leads as Hamilton and Bearman find the Madring barriers

Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets during a chaotic FP3 at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP, view the full session report here. Friday’s Free Practice sessions saw Mercedes set the pace, with George Russell leading FP1 and Kimi Antonelli topping FP2 ahead of the Ferrari pair. Arvid Lindblad became the first F1 driver to find the…

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Kimi Antonelli after securing F1 Italian GP win
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Antonelli opens up about F1 Italian GP win and support from “incredible” Vettel: “Best day of my life”

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli relived the emotions felt following his historical F1 Italian GP race win, recounting the praise received from fellow young Monza winner and four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. The Mercedes man delivered a thoroughly impressive driving performance, starting from P19 on the grid and swiftly making his way through the pack. In…

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Toto Wolff reflected on an unbelievable day for Mercedes as Kimi Antonelli and George Russell bagged a 1-2 at the 2026 F1 Italian GP.
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Wolff on split strategy, teamwork and where Antonelli made the difference in 2026 F1 Italian GP

Toto Wolff reflected on an unbelievable day for Mercedes as Kimi Antonelli and George Russell bagged a 1-2 at the 2026 F1 Italian GP. Starting from 19th on the grid, the championship leader produced a stunning drive to take the victory, while George Russell also had a strong race to take 2nd as the two-stop…

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Kimi Antonelli on the podium for Mercedes at the 2026 F1 Italian GP.
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Antonelli “will remember forever” winning 2026 Italian F1 GP from 19th on the grid

Kimi Antonelli made F1 history at the 2026 Italian GP, brilliantly winning the race after starting from 19th the on grid following a change of power unit in his Mercedes ahead of the weekend. The young Italian had already made significant progress as the race was halted on lap two for Charles Leclerc’s big accident…

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Mercedes’ George Russell finished P2 in the F1 2026 Italian GP. The Brit led the race through multiple laps, but was eventually hunted down by teammate Kimi Antonelli from P19.
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“The team obviously didn’t want Kimi and I battling”: Russell on Mercedes’ strategy during F1 2026 Italian GP

Mercedes’ George Russell finished P2 in the F1 2026 Italian GP. The Brit led the race through multiple laps, but was eventually hunted down by teammate Kimi Antonelli from P19. George Russell started the race in P2, behind Alpine’s Pierre Gasly. He couldn’t get past on the start, but was able to overtake the Frenchman…

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