‘Senna was Senna’: Wolff says it is too soon to compare Kimi Antonelli to F1 great

World champion idolises Brazilian who won three titles ‘He’s a Senninha and not a Senna yet,’ says Toto Wolff Toto Wolff says it is too soon to compare his world champion driver Kimi Antonelli to Ayrton Senna but that the Italian may yet develop into a driver comparable to the Brazilian great whom Antonelli grew up idolising. Antonelli sealed his first Formula One world championship at the…

‘Incredible job’: Antonelli praises Mercedes after F1 constructors’ win in Brazil

World champion pays tribute to team at São Paulo GP Norris wins race but says consistency ‘not good enough’ Kimi Antonelli, the new world champion, paid tribute to the 2,500 personnel at his Mercedes team after they secured the F1 constructors’ title in São Paulo, describing them as an amazing group of people. The race at Interlagos was won by McLaren’s Lando Norris but with Antonelli in fifth…

Norris wins rainy São Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes clinch constructors’ championship: Formula One 2026 – as it happened

Lando Norris won at Interlagos with Max Verstappen second and Isack Hadjar third, while Mercedes clinched the constructors’ championship We’ve got dancers in the main straight, rain coming down. I’d not be shocked if we see some incidents today – let’s hope everyone stays safe. Oy my days! It’s raining now and Antonelli slides off the track as they go around to get into position! He’s able to…

Dominant Lando Norris powers to victory in São Paulo F1 Grand Prix

Mercedes wrap up constructors’ championship Red Bull’s Max Verstappen surges to second place Lando Norris delivered a masterclass for victory at the São Paulo Grand Prix, taking the flag at a ­meeting marked by a series of ­striking comebacks. Max ­Verstappen was once more outstanding at Interlagos by taking second from 21st on the grid and for McLaren it was a victory they have sought since…

Alan Jones obituary

Australian driver who was the Formula One champion with the Williams team in 1980 and had 12 grand prix victories “The championship? You take it any way it comes,” said Alan Jones, with typical unsentimental pithiness, after winning a tense Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal in 1980 that made him that year’s Formula One world champion. This came during his third season with the Williams Grand Prix…

Lando Norris claims F1 São Paulo GP pole as ‘crazy’ rain disrupts qualifying

McLaren driver fastest ahead of Mercedes duo Antonelli to start on front row alongside Norris Mastering the most treacherous of conditions at Interlagos, Lando Norris had the edge to take pole position for McLaren at the São Paulo Grand Prix, having bested a downpour that tested every driver. But with more rain predicted for the race on Sunday, it remains wide open from the front to the very back…

São Paulo Formula One Grand Prix qualifying in Brazil – Lando Norris takes pole amid rain, as it happened

️ George Russell second fastest but has five-place penalty ️ Delays mean qualifying took two and a half hours Ted Kravitz talking through the pole chances of Antonelli, Russell and Norris in the upgraded McLaren. Verstappen is going to be at the back of the grid too! Have had technical problems and somehow I missed that. Apologies. Continue reading...

Hamilton v Leclerc: how can Ferrari solve problem of two number one drivers?

The Scuderia are hopeful of being in the world championship mix next season but risk puncturing their chances if they can’t corral their men in the cockpits Going into this weekend’s São Paulo Grand Prix, all indications are that the status quo at Ferrari will no longer suffice for Lewis Hamilton if the Scuderia’s ambition to return their first drivers’ Formula One championship since 2007 is to…

Sports quiz of the week: red cards, records, retirement and relegation

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Lewis Hamilton refuses to back down over criticism of teammate Leclerc

Ferrari teammates clashed at Mexico Grand Prix Hamilton: ‘I’ve worked hard to build a relationship with Charles’ Lewis Hamilton has refused to back down over his criticism of his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc after a flashpoint between the pair at last weekend’s Mexico Grand Prix. Leclerc and Hamilton were competing with one another at turn four on the opening lap of the race in Mexico last…

Australian F1 world champion Alan Jones dies aged 80

Jones one of just two Australians to win F1 title after triumph in 1980 He won 12 grands prix across 10 seasons before retirement in 1986 Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula One world champion, has died aged 80, leading to a string of tributes from across the sport. Jones won 12 F1 grands prix across his career and became just the second Australian, after Sir Jack Brabham, to be crowned world champion…

Liverpool owner FSG holds talks over buying majority stake in Cadillac F1 team

Deal would be worth more than £2bn Cadillac are jointly owned by Mark Walter Liverpool’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, has held talks about buying a majority stake in the Cadillac Formula One team for more than £2bn as Mark Walter continues to sell off his sporting assets amid allegations of insurance fraud. Cadillac entered F1 this year as a joint venture between General Motors and Walter’s TWG…

Wolff hails world champion Antonelli as role model in blast at F1’s ‘entitled moaners’

Mercedes team principal hits out at ‘selfish’ drivers Antonelli says he will keep No 12 on his car next season The Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, has described his Formula One world champion Kimi Antonelli as a new kind of racing driver who represents the future of the sport, com­paring him scathingly to what he called some of the entitled ­moaners on the grid and declaring “selfless,…

How Kimi Antonelli saw off the grid to become F1’s youngest world champion

Mercedes driver makes history at 20 years old by exceeding all expectations in only his second season Before the 2026 season had begun there was something of a consensus within Formula One. Mercedes appeared to have the fastest car and George Russell was favourite for the title. Beside him in what was indeed a dominant Mercedes, his teenage teammate, Kimi Antonelli, was the prodigious talent who…

‘I’ve cried way too much today’: Kimi Antonelli fights back tears after F1 title win

20-year-old seals championship after finishing third in Mexico Fellow drivers unite in praise for sport’s youngest ever champion Having enjoyed a moment he said he would remember forever, an emotional Kimi Antonelli was moved to tears once more in remembering his grandfather after the Italian won the Formula One world championship at the Mexican Grand Prix. In turn, his fellow drivers were…

Mexican Formula One Grand Prix: Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion as Verstappen wins – as it happened

️ Report: Antonelli wins world championship at age of 20 ️ Antonelli claims the Formula One crown – his season in pictures Lap 4 of 71: Hamilton inquires as to what action is being taken. He’s assured that people are looking into it. For now: Continue reading...

Kimi Antonelli claims the Formula One crown – his season in pictures

The 20-year-old Italian becomes the youngest F1 champion. From Shanghai to Mexico City, we look at his record-breaking season Continue reading...

Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion with third place in Mexican GP

20-year-old clinches title with four races to go Verstappen wins race ahead of Hamilton Kimi Antonelli etched his name into the Formula One record books as world champion and as a deserved and popular winner whose verve and extraordinary skill has been thrilling to watch, turning what many thought might have been an unlikely title tilt into a triumphant march, sealed with tears of joy at the…

Lewis Hamilton storms to his first Ferrari pole at F1 Mexican GP with Antonelli fourth

George Russell second on grid after qualifying Antonelli well placed as he nears title confirmation Even as Formula One’s young gun Kimi Antonelli remains on course to claim his first world championship on Sunday it was the veteran, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton who gave a salutary reminder that there is very much fight left in the old dog yet as he claimed a spectacular pole position for…

Mexican Grand Prix qualifying: Lewis Hamilton takes pole – as it happened

️ Veteran takes his first Ferrari pole; oldest since 1982 ️ Russell on front row; Antonelli down in fifth Portentous driver countdown time , with Hirakawa in there. And here are the constructors’ standings: Continue reading...