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Hinchcliffe suggests Russell may weigh Mercedes exit as Antonelli leads championship
Kimi Antonelli's United States Grand Prix victory has left team-mate George Russell 123 points adrift in the 2026 standings, prompting F1 TV pundit James Hinchcliffe to suggest Russell's management could reopen talks with rival teams.
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Ratcliffe puts Lausanne-Sport up for sale as INEOS retreats from sports empire
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has quietly circulated a sales prospectus for Swiss Super League club Lausanne-Sport, the first football club he ever bought, as INEOS continues to shed sporting assets beyond Manchester United.
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Mercedes mocks championship leader Antonelli after he reverses into a fence in Austin
Mercedes shared in-car footage of 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli reversing a Mercedes-AMG GT into a wooden fence in Austin, captioning it 'Championship leader BTW.' The clip has already surpassed 9 million views on TikTok.
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Colapinto brushes off Clarkson's Argentinian grid-penalty jibe after Austin retirement
Franco Colapinto responded calmly to Jeremy Clarkson's quip that he deserved a grid penalty for being Argentinian, saying the Top Gear host was "always kind of joking" — though Alpine had already issued a statement of support for their driver.
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Montoya questions Russell's COTA penalty, insisting Mercedes driver gained no advantage
Juan Pablo Montoya has challenged the five-second penalty handed to George Russell at the United States Grand Prix, arguing the Mercedes driver did not gain a lasting advantage when he rejoined the track ahead of Oscar Piastri at Turn 12.
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Verstappen takes sixth straight podium in Austin but slams Red Bull's starts, strategy and radio failures
Max Verstappen secured his tenth podium of the 2026 F1 season at the Circuit of the Americas, but the Dutchman was far from satisfied, criticising Red Bull's tyre strategy, inconsistent power unit behaviour, a slow pit stop, and two recurring team problems: poor starts and radio communication failures.
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Alonso blasts 'very low quality' backmarkers after Albon clash wrecks his United States GP
Fernando Alonso finished a frustrated 12th at the United States Grand Prix after first-lap contact with Alex Albon's Williams destroyed half his Aston Martin's floor, costing him four places and leaving the car barely driveable for the remainder of the race in Austin.
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Alonso blasts bottom-third drivers after Albon contact destroys Aston Martin floor in Austin
Fernando Alonso finished 12th at the United States Grand Prix after first-lap contact with Alex Albon's Williams shredded his Aston Martin's floor, costing him four places and half a second per lap for the remainder of the race.
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Red Bull's race-start problem will not be fully fixed until 2027, Mekies admits
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has confirmed the team's persistent launch performance issues require significant design and hardware changes that cannot be delivered before the end of the 2025 season. The admission follows Isack Hadjar dropping two places off the line at the United States Grand Prix in Austin.
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Antonelli eyes F1 title after ninth win as Verstappen jokes about track limits
Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix from pole to move within a top-nine finish of the Formula 1 championship, before reflecting on his season's key errors — and drawing a playful jab from Max Verstappen about track limits.
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Norris admits McLaren has fallen to fourth-fastest team after COTA fifth-place finish
Lando Norris conceded it is 'pretty obvious' McLaren has dropped to the fourth-fastest team in Formula 1 after finishing fifth at the United States Grand Prix, behind Antonelli, Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton at Circuit of the Americas.
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Verstappen calls Red Bull radios 'a disaster' after frustrating third place in Austin
Max Verstappen finished third at the United States Grand Prix behind Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc, lamenting repeated radio failures, a slow pitstop, and an inconsistent power unit that left him unable to build any rhythm.
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Leclerc senses Ferrari breakthrough after back-to-back podiums in Singapore and Austin
Charles Leclerc says he has 'unlocked something' in his driving over the past two or three races and believes Ferrari will contend for a win before the end of the 2026 Formula 1 season. The Monegasque driver finished second at the United States Grand Prix, 13 seconds behind race winner and championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
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Russell baffled by pace deficit as Antonelli closes in on F1 title after US GP
George Russell finished a disappointing eighth at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, unable to explain his lack of pace despite a recently upgraded W17, while team-mate Kimi Antonelli dominated from pole to move within one race of the Formula 1 world championship.
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Hamilton blames 12-click front wing error for missing US GP podium in Ferrari debut season
Lewis Hamilton finished fourth at the Circuit of the Americas after running 12 clicks of front wing short throughout the United States Grand Prix, causing severe understeer that he says cost him a podium and left him eight seconds adrift of the leaders.
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Russell dismisses P2 championship fight as Hamilton and Verstappen close to within a point
George Russell insists second place in the drivers' standings 'doesn't mean anything' to him after a difficult United States Grand Prix in Austin, where a five-second penalty dropped him to eighth and left Hamilton just one point behind.
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Hadjar demands Red Bull clutch redesign after poor start ruins US GP from third
Isack Hadjar finished a frustrated sixth at the Circuit of the Americas after a clutch failure dropped him from third on the grid, compounded by radio problems and the wrong engine map following his pitstop.
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Antonelli seals ninth US GP win from pole as Wolff reveals his pre-race calm
Kimi Antonelli dominated the United States Grand Prix from pole position at Circuit of the Americas to claim his ninth win of the season. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff revealed the 18-year-old told him beforehand he was simply going to 'enjoy' the race, showing no nerves.
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Antonelli dominates United States GP from pole to move to brink of F1 title at 20
Kimi Antonelli claimed his ninth win of the 2026 Formula 1 season at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, beating Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen with a controlled one-stop strategy. The 20-year-old Italian now heads to Mexico on the verge of becoming F1's youngest ever world champion.
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Leclerc vows no repeat of Ferrari infighting as Hamilton rivalry simmers at COTA
Charles Leclerc has acknowledged that both he and Lewis Hamilton have overstepped the mark in on-track battles this season, but insists Ferrari's drivers understand the boundaries ahead of a potentially fraught Turn 1 at the United States Grand Prix.
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