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Mercedes announce release of Kimi Antonelli ‘The Seat’ documentary on Netflix

The 18-year-old Italian prodigy replaced Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes for the 2025 season

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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli gets his own Netflix documentary

The trailer for an upcoming documentary on Formula 1 hotshot Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been released ahead of its premiere next week.

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Trailer released for Netflix documentary on Mercedes F1's Antonelli

The trailer for an upcoming documentary on Formula 1 hotshot Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been released ahead of its premiere next week.

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Behind the factors making F1's 2026 engine rules a major political battleground

In Bahrain, the focus in the Formula 1 paddock was a high-level meeting about the future engine formula and the 2026 regulations. The meeting was held after a media session with Nikolas Tombazis in China, in which the director of the FIA's single-seater commission raised two major questions.

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The factors that make F1's 2026 engine rules a major political battleground

In Bahrain, many in the Formula 1 paddock were focused on a high-level meeting about the future engine formula and the 2026 regulations. The meeting was held after a media session with Nikolas Tombazis in China, in which the director of the FIA's single-seater commission raised two major questions.

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Red Bull could drop to Williams’s F1 level in 2026, says former race winner

New engine and chassis regulations next year threaten to shake-up the pecking order on the grid

The Independent UK

Toto Wolff bemoans Mercedes F1’s ‘worst performance of the year’ in Saudi Arabia

Russell qualified third on the grid but only finished fifth, while Kimi Antonelli came home in sixth

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Toto Wolff says proposal to reduce F1 2026 hybrid deployment is "a joke"

The Formula 1 Commission is set to discuss further tweaks to the energy deployment of the 2026 power units, which has not gone down well at Mercedes.

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Mercedes laments "worst performance of the season" as George Russell's tyres ‘fell off a cliff’

Toto Wolff was left furious believing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was the “worst performance of the year so far” for Mercedes.

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Wolff laments "worst performance of the season" for Mercedes in Jeddah

Toto Wolff was left furious believing the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was the “worst performance of the year so far” for Mercedes.

Autosport

Saudi’s first female racer welcomes a new future for Saudi motorsport at Qiddiya City

“I look at this as a blank canvas”, Reema Juffali says when she discusses not only helping to bring through the next generation of Saudi women racers but increasing motorsports participation in the region as a whole. She is clearly passionate about the subject as she talks with vigour –…

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Wolff not 'flirting' with Verstappen over potential Mercedes F1 switch

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has revealed zero negotiations have been held with Max Verstappen, claiming he is “super happy” with his current driver pairing.

Autosport

Toto Wolff not ‘flirting’ with Max Verstappen over Mercedes F1 switch

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has revealed zero negotiations have been held with Max Verstappen, claiming he is “super happy” with his current driver pairing.

Motorsport

Is Vowles right to advise Mercedes against signing Verstappen? Our writers have their say

James Vowles caused quite the stir on Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when the Williams Formula 1 boss suggested that Mercedes shouldn’t sign Max Verstappen.

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Is Vowles right about Verstappen to Mercedes? Our writers have their say

James Vowles caused quite the stir on Friday at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix when the Williams Formula 1 boss suggested that Mercedes shouldn’t sign Max Verstappen.

The Independent UK

George Russell reacts to prospect of Mercedes signing arch rival Max Verstappen

Verstappen’s tricky start to the season at Red Bull has again ignited speculation over his future

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F1 On Jeddah's Streets - Talking Points Ahead Of The Saudi Arabian GP

This weekend's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the final leg of the first 'triple header' of the season.

The Independent UK

Martin Brundle reveals George Russell concern amid Max Verstappen speculation

The Formula 1 world champion has been linked with a move away from Red Bull after struggling so far this season, despite victory in Japan

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The Bahrain stress test that Mercedes passed "much better than expected"

In 2024 George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finished over 45 seconds behind winner Max Verstappen as the season got under way in Bahrain. Thirteen months on, Russell split the supreme McLarens in second place as the Silver Arrows appeared to pass an important stress test.

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Mercedes passes "much better than expected" Bahrain F1 stress test

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George Russell edges closer to new Mercedes F1 deal

George Russell’s strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season appears to be paying off both on and off the track, as talks over a new Mercedes contract move forward.

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Russell moves closer to new Mercedes F1 contract

George Russell’s strong start to the 2025 Formula 1 season appears to be paying off both on and off the track, as talks over a new Mercedes contract move forward.

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Mercedes under investigation over Q2 garage exit incident at Bahrain GP

George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli have both been summoned by the Bahrain Grand Prix stewards for entering the fast lane of the pitlane before a Q2 restart time was officially declared in Formula 1 qualifying.

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Why Bottas has the edge over Perez in 2026 F1 return race

The best visualisation of just how different Formula 1 life has become for Valtteri Bottas was formed in 2025 Bahrain pre-season testing, when Motorsport.com found him, wheel gun in hand, in the Mercedes pitbox.

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The story behind Andrea Kimi Antonelli's F1 debut

Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s smartphone pings to signal the arrival of his Thursday schedule. As with all things Mercedes, its promptness is matched by its detail: a little over 24 hours remain until his first race-weekend track session as a fully-fledged Formula 1 driver, but he has already been in Melbourne…

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