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.