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A third place in Mexico City gave Kimi Antonelli the 2026 Drivers’ Championship at 20. Max Verstappen won a turbulent Grand Prix, while Antonelli kept his season-long points lead intact and became the youngest champion in Formula One history.
Charles Leclerc set the pace in both Friday practice sessions at the Mexico City Grand Prix, edging Lando Norris by 0.103 seconds in FP2. George Russell and Kimi Antonelli kept Mercedes close, while Lewis Hamilton’s afternoon ended early with a power-unit problem. Antonelli still has the drivers’ title within reach, with qualifying and the race ahead.
Kimi Antonelli led a measured Mercedes charge to victory at Circuit of The Americas, finishing 13.078 seconds clear of Charles Leclerc. Max Verstappen completed the podium after a race shaped by a strong opening lap and a one stop strategy.
Formula 1 returns to Circuit of The Americas from 23 to 25 October. The 5.513-kilometre Austin circuit rewards commitment and precision, with its steep climb to Turn 1 and a sequence of corners that asks each car to change direction without losing its balance.
A ten-year agreement puts the Formula 1 African Grand Prix on the horizon for the early 2030s, with a new FIA Grade 1 circuit planned at Bugesera. The date is still to come, and so is the circuit itself. The promise is already unmistakable.
FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has again put a V8 return on the horizon, with reports from Kigali pointing to 2030. It is a powerful prospect for fans, though the final formula still has to reconcile sound, sustainability, electrification and manufacturer support.
Third beneath the Singapore lights left Kimi Antonelli 102 points clear of George Russell with six Grands Prix still to come, beginning in Austin.
Max Verstappen kept his Red Bull ahead through 62 laps beneath the Singapore lights to claim a first Grand Prix victory at Marina Bay. Charles Leclerc finished second and Kimi Antonelli took third after a late fight reshaped the places behind them.
Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole at Marina Bay with a 1:31.373, edging Charles Leclerc by just 0.054 seconds. Lewis Hamilton starts third, while George Russell’s sixth-place qualifying result is set to be reshaped by an engine penalty.
A 30-minute rain delay, a first-lap crash for George Russell and a final-lap McLaren collision turned Singapore’s Sprint into a night of survival. Max Verstappen kept his Red Bull ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to take the win.
Max Verstappen found 1:31.156 on his final run at Marina Bay, edging George Russell by 0.120 seconds as the Singapore Grand Prix opened its first Sprint weekend.
Kimi Antonelli won at Madring by 4.351 seconds from Max Verstappen, with pole-sitter Lando Norris third after a Virtual Safety Car and slow pit stop changed the first Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid.
Kimi Antonelli did not inherit the Italian Grand Prix. He drove from nineteenth to a home victory, then made the final laps look calmer than the journey that created them.
George Russell starts from the back after a power-unit penalty, while Mercedes gives Kimi Antonelli its latest package. A final Sprint weekend and a resurgent title fight make Singapore a revealing test.
A rain-delayed, 56-lap Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia gave Max Verstappen his first victory of the season. Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton joined him on a podium shaped by changing conditions, calm tyre calls and a late retirement for George Russell.
Charles Leclerc topped FP2 by 0.099 seconds from Isack Hadjar, with Lando Norris third. Max Verstappen set the reference in FP1 before Leclerc’s Ferrari led an even closer second session.
George Russell turned pole into a fiercely defended Azerbaijan Grand Prix win. Max Verstappen almost caught him at the line after a late Mercedes power issue, while Isack Hadjar completed the podium.
George Russell took pole for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Max Verstappen topped final practice. Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri completed the top three, while Kimi Antonelli qualified sixteenth.
Formula 1 heads to Baku for round 15 from 24 to 26 September, with Kimi Antonelli arriving as championship leader and a 6.003 kilometre street circuit ready to punish every setup compromise.
Kimi Antonelli qualified second by 0.011 seconds, reacted when the Virtual Safety Car opened a pit window and managed the final stint to leave Madrid 81 points clear in the championship.
Kimi Antonelli drove from 19th to win the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, leading a Mercedes one-two with George Russell ahead of Max Verstappen.
Lando Norris turned a red-flagged, tyre-sensitive Dutch Grand Prix into his second consecutive victory, with Kimi Antonelli and George Russell completing a Mercedes double podium.
Lando Norris won the final scheduled Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, with Kimi Antonelli second and George Russell third after the circuit’s first Formula 1 Sprint weekend.
Lando Norris took the 2026 Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli, while Oscar Piastri’s gearbox failure changed the race’s shape.
Kimi Antonelli converted a measured Spa-Francorchamps drive into victory at the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix, with Charles Leclerc second and Max Verstappen third.
Charles Leclerc won the 2026 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with George Russell second, Lewis Hamilton third and Lando Norris fourth in a close 52 lap finish.
