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How Adidas Brought Singapore Into Audi and Mercedes’ F1 Designs
Audi’s Peranakan-inspired patterns and Mercedes’ orchid-themed collection brought Singapore into Adidas’ F1 designs, from driver racewear to clothing and footwear for fans.
Another Engine Penalty Awaits Russell. Las Vegas Could Be Next.
Singapore forced Mercedes to change Russell’s power-unit components earlier than planned. His next penalty could come at a venue the team chooses.
Russell Explains Singapore Sprint Crash as 40-Place Grid Penalty Awaits.
Russell explains how his Singapore Sprint lead disappeared, while Mercedes assesses repairs ahead of a Grand Prix already complicated by a 40-place penalty.
Mercedes Brings Old Parts to Singapore With New Questions
The championship leader expected its latest upgrade to move it forward. Singapore could reveal why the opposite appeared to happen.
Russell’s Sepang Failure Is Set to Cost Him Again in Singapore
Last year’s Singapore winner returns with little room for another setback. A consequence of his Sepang retirement now threatens his weekend before it begins.
Mercedes Expected Three Tenths. Wolff Is Asking Where the Pace Went.
Mercedes expected its Sepang upgrades to deliver three tenths. After qualifying fourth and eighth, Wolff pointed to straight-line losses and unexpected understeer.
Mercedes Brought More Downforce. Sepang’s Tires Are Blunting the Benefit.
Mercedes brought more downforce to Sepang, but overheating tires limited the benefit. Friday’s bigger concern was sustaining competitive pace over longer runs.
Russell Closed the Gap. Antonelli Wants Control Back.
Russell’s Baku win cut Antonelli’s championship lead to 66 points. At Sepang, Antonelli wants his confidence back and the momentum turned around.
Mercedes Heads to Sepang With a Big Upgrade—and a Baku Win
Mercedes heads to Sepang with a Baku win behind it and a significant upgrade ahead. Can the planned updates give Russell and Antonelli another step forward?
MADRING’S FIRST WINNER: ANTONELLI MAKES IT EIGHT IN 2026
Kimi Antonelli won Madring’s inaugural F1 GP after VSC timing and Norris’s slow stop reshaped the race, claiming his eighth victory of 2026 and extending his championship lead to 81 points.
FROM 19TH TO HISTORY: ANTONELLI BREAKS ASCARI’S RECORD AND ENDS ITALY’S 60-YEAR MONZA WAIT
Kimi Antonelli charged from 19th to win the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, surpassing Alberto Ascari’s Italian single-season record and becoming the first Italian winner at Monza since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.
SIX WINS. SIXTY YEARS. WIN NO. 7 WOULD MAKE ITALIAN F1 HISTORY.
1950 Farina → 1951 Ascari → 1952 Ascari → 1966 Scarfiotti. Now, from the back of the grid, Kimi Antonelli is chasing win No. 7—to break Ascari’s 74-year-old Italian single-season record and end Italy’s 60-year wait for another Italian winner at Monza.
MERCEDES LEADS F1—BUT RED BULL-FORD SETS THE ENGINE BENCHMARK
Mercedes leads F1, yet it receives one additional engine homologation in 2026 and 2027. Red Bull-Ford, the combustion-engine benchmark, receives none.
ANTONELLI SET FOR BACK-OF-GRID MONZA START
Mercedes plans to install a complete new power unit in Kimi Antonelli’s car at Monza, sending the championship leader to the back of the grid for his home Grand Prix.
RUSSELL WINS ZANDVOORT’S FIRST—AND FINAL—SPRINT
George Russell won Zandvoort’s first and final Formula 1 Sprint from pole, finishing 1.360 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc over 24 laps.
RUSSELL TAKES POLE FOR ZANDVOORT’S FIRST—AND FINAL—SPRINT
George Russell beat Lando Norris by 0.041 seconds to secure pole for Zandvoort’s first and final Formula 1 Sprint.