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Antonelli pledges Mercedes loyalty after four wins fuel Ferrari speculation
Kimi Antonelli has dismissed talk of a future Ferrari move while collecting the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy in Brisighella. The 19-year-old leads the 2026 F1 drivers' championship by 43 points after four grand prix victories.
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Alonso's Canadian GP retirement traced to AMR26's reclined cockpit position
Fernando Alonso retired from the Canadian Grand Prix on lap 23 due to worsening back pain caused by the Aston Martin AMR26's more reclined seating position, a design change intended to lower the car's centre of gravity and reduce aerodynamic drag.
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Alonso cruises Monaco streets in rare Porsche 918 Spyder ahead of Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso was spotted driving a Porsche 918 Spyder through Monte Carlo ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix on 5-7 June. One of only 918 ever built, the hybrid hypercar is valued between €1.8 million and €3 million and joins an extraordinary private collection.
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Montoya backs Red Bull resurgence after Verstappen's Canadian GP podium battle
Juan Pablo Montoya believes Red Bull is close to a major comeback following Max Verstappen's third-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix, though 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve cautioned that Montreal's cold conditions may have flattered the team's performance.
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Croft backs Verstappen's long-held criticism of F1's 2026 regulations as 'brave'
Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft has praised Max Verstappen for consistently opposing Formula 1's 2026 regulations, calling his willingness to speak out before any other driver 'refreshing' and a sign of genuine conviction rather than political manoeuvring.
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Steiner warns Ocon faces Haas exit unless form improves drastically
Former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner believes Esteban Ocon will lose his seat before the end of the 2026 season, citing the Frenchman's 14th-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix and a single championship point from five rounds.
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Chadwick says Russell's Canada retirement spared Mercedes a damaging team-mate clash
Pundit Jamie Chadwick believes George Russell's engine failure at the Canadian Grand Prix may have prevented a serious intra-team incident with Kimi Antonelli, who had been locked in a 30-lap wheel-to-wheel battle with his Mercedes team-mate before Russell was forced to retire.
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How a borrowed quad bike at Silverstone set Ayao Komatsu on his path to F1
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has revealed how a chance encounter with a young Takuma Sato at a Silverstone club race in the 1990s — sparked by a borrowed quad bike — ultimately launched his Formula 1 career.
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Mercedes walks away from Alpine stake talks as $3bn valuation proves too steep
Mercedes has ended negotiations to acquire Otro Capital's 24% stake in Alpine after rejecting the investment group's $720 million asking price, which implies a $3 billion team valuation. A consortium linked to former Red Bull boss Christian Horner is among the remaining parties interested in the share.
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Bearman and Ocon charm F1 fans with Hot Ones appearance as Haas team-mates
Haas drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon appeared on the Hot Ones Versus YouTube series, fielding awkward questions about team-mates and grid rivals to avoid eating spicy chicken wings. The video drew widespread praise from fans on Reddit and YouTube.
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Hamilton's Ferrari simulator snub raises correlation concerns after Canada podium
Lewis Hamilton's decision to abandon Ferrari's simulator ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix — where he finished second after overtaking Max Verstappen — has drawn sharp scrutiny, with Sky Sports commentator David Croft calling it 'quite damning' for the Maranello team's factory-to-track correlation.
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Hamilton's Canadian GP runner-up finish left Leclerc claiming his worst F1 weekend
Lewis Hamilton's second-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix — his best result since joining Ferrari — appeared to unsettle team-mate Charles Leclerc, who described the Montreal weekend as the worst of his Formula 1 career.
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Vowles insists Albon and Sainz remain committed to Williams despite 2025 slump
Williams team principal James Vowles has pushed back on concerns over driver retention, saying both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz are fully invested in the team's rebuild despite the FW47 dropping to eighth in the constructors' standings.
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Russell and Antonelli tell Mercedes to trust them after Canadian GP tension
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli urged Mercedes to let them race freely following intense wheel-to-wheel battles at the Canadian Grand Prix, which prompted internal reviews and a sit-down with team principal Toto Wolff.
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Verstappen beats NASCAR driver Zilisch in Miami sim racing challenge at the F1 weekend
Max Verstappen, Isack Hadjar and NASCAR Cup Series driver Connor Zilisch went head-to-head in a sim racing challenge at Miami, tackling the International Autodrome circuit in a virtual NASCAR stock car. Verstappen edged Zilisch by 0.76 seconds, while Hadjar failed to set a clean time.
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Montoya warns F1 rivals that Antonelli's winning comfort is hardest thing to stop
Juan Pablo Montoya says Kimi Antonelli's growing ease at the front of the grid should alarm the rest of the paddock after the 19-year-old claimed a fourth consecutive grand prix victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, extending his championship lead to 43 points.
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Antonelli 'won't be bullied' by Russell in Mercedes title fight, says Schiff
Analyst Naomi Schiff says Kimi Antonelli has shed his 'little brother' status at Mercedes after the 19-year-old won four of the team's five races to open the 2026 season, including a tense battle with team-mate George Russell in Canada.
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Brundle sees no gap between Russell and Antonelli after tense Canadian GP battle
Martin Brundle says there is 'nothing to choose' between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli following their fierce Canadian Grand Prix duel, which ended with Russell's retirement due to a battery failure and Antonelli extending his championship lead to 43 points.
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Brundle says Antonelli is lucky to have Wolff and Bono after Canada sprint meltdown
Martin Brundle has praised the steadying influence of Toto Wolff and race engineer Peter Bonnington on Kimi Antonelli after the 19-year-old's frustrations boiled over during the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race against team-mate George Russell.
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Scientists name 98-million-year-old wasp species after McLaren's Oscar Piastri
Three palaeontologists have named a newly discovered Cretaceous wasp species Gwesped piastrii in honour of McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri, citing his Formula 1 achievements and the amber's resemblance to McLaren's iconic orange livery.
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