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Rosberg stunned by Antonelli's composure as 20-year-old opens 81-point F1 lead
Kimi Antonelli extended his 2026 drivers' championship lead to 81 points over George Russell after claiming his eighth win of the season at the Spanish Grand Prix. Former champion Nico Rosberg says the 20-year-old's composure under title pressure is "unbelievable", while Mercedes boss Toto Wolff calls him "cool as a cucumber".
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F2 adds extra Baku feature race as F1 weighs cancelling Qatar and Abu Dhabi
Formula 2 has announced a 'supersized' double-header weekend for its Baku round, adding a second qualifying session and feature race just ten days before the event. The late change fuels speculation that F1 may cancel its Qatar and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix amid ongoing Middle East tensions.
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F2 adds Baku double-header as Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix hang in the balance
Formula 2 has announced a 'supersized' Baku round featuring an extra qualifying session and feature race, a late addition that arrives as uncertainty grows over whether the 2026 F1 season finale in Qatar and Abu Dhabi can go ahead amid Middle East tensions.
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Montoya tips Williams for 'huge step' in Baku as B-spec upgrade arrives
Juan Pablo Montoya expects Williams to make a significant leap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where the team will debut a B-spec upgrade package that team principal James Vowles has described as effectively a new chassis.
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Russell's 2026 title bid branded a write-off as analyst urges focus on 2027
F1 TV analyst James Hinchcliffe has declared George Russell's championship challenge effectively over after the Spanish Grand Prix, where an Antonelli victory stretched the gap between the Mercedes team-mates to 81 points.
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Grosjean apologises to McLaren after misreading Zak Brown's praise of Norris as attack on Piastri
Romain Grosjean publicly apologised to McLaren and Zak Brown after misinterpreting the team principal's post-qualifying comments during Canal+ coverage of the Spanish Grand Prix, wrongly claiming Brown had "cut Oscar Piastri to pieces" with his assessment of Lando Norris.
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Verstappen admits he lacked pace for win but defends Hamilton incident at Spanish GP
Max Verstappen took second place behind Kimi Antonelli at the inaugural Madrid Grand Prix, conceding he lacked the pace to challenge for victory while defending his decision to leave the track to avoid contact with Lewis Hamilton on lap one.
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Madring circuit to be redesigned after action-starved Spanish GP debut draws F1 criticism
Organisers of the Madrid Spanish Grand Prix have pledged to modify the Madring circuit ahead of 2027 after its debut weekend produced little on-track action. The FIA has already submitted recommendations, and world champion Lando Norris called for structural layout changes.
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Honda replaces F1 power unit chief as Aston Martin struggles deepen in 2026
Honda Racing Corporation has appointed Yoichiro Fukao as its new Formula 1 power unit project leader, replacing Tetsushi Kakuda from 1 October, as the Japanese manufacturer looks to accelerate development after a difficult start to the 2026 season.
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Antonelli's father hands him a red carnation after eighth F1 win at Spanish GP
A tender post-race exchange between Kimi Antonelli and his father Marco — a red carnation and a shared laugh — went viral after the 20-year-old Mercedes driver sealed his eighth Formula 1 victory at the Spanish Grand Prix, extending his championship lead to 81 points.
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Hamilton retires from Spanish GP after brake pedal fails to the floor at Madrid
Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from the Spanish Grand Prix in the opening laps after a brake failure left him unable to stop the car safely, with Ferrari still investigating the cause.
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2025 F1 champion Norris to test McLaren's Le Mans hypercar at Portimao before Azerbaijan GP
Lando Norris will drive McLaren's MCL-HY hypercar at the Algarve International Circuit on 14 September, giving the Woking team crucial development feedback from their 2025 Formula 1 champion ahead of its planned 2027 WEC and Le Mans programme.
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Sainz accuses Alonso of engineering penalty 'like always' after Spanish GP clash
Carlos Sainz received a five-second penalty at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix at Madring after Fernando Alonso radioed race control to flag their lap-14 contact. Sainz later retired with floor damage, while Alonso finished 17th, two laps down.
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Antonelli wins in Madrid but F1 drivers demand Madring changes after race with almost no overtakes
Kimi Antonelli took victory at the inaugural Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid, but the race was widely condemned by drivers for its near-total absence of overtaking. Gabriel Bortoleto admitted he "almost fell asleep", while Antonelli himself called for corners to be redesigned.
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Norris defies F1 sponsor rules with Coca-Cola stand after cruel Spanish GP loss
Lando Norris refused an official's request to put away a can of Coca-Cola in the cooldown room after the Spanish Grand Prix, where a poorly timed virtual safety car cost him a likely victory at the Madring circuit.
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Rosberg says Sainz must share blame for Madring's processional Spanish GP
Nico Rosberg has called out Carlos Sainz over the lack of overtaking at Madrid's new Madring circuit, arguing the Williams driver bears responsibility as the venue's ambassador. Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix, but the track's processional racing drew immediate criticism.
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Russell concedes 2026 title fight as Antonelli beats him for fifth straight race in Madrid
George Russell admits he is 'exceptionally unlikely' to win the 2026 Formula 1 championship after finishing fifth at the Spanish Grand Prix, falling 81 points behind Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, who claimed his eighth victory of the season.
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Red Bull defends ordering Verstappen to surrender two places at Spanish GP
Max Verstappen finished second at the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid after Red Bull instructed him to concede positions to Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton. Team boss Laurent Mekies says the call was made to avoid a potentially costlier time penalty from the stewards.
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Antonelli extends F1 championship lead as Hamilton retires and Russell fades in Spain
Kimi Antonelli claimed a fortunate Spanish Grand Prix victory in Madrid to stretch his drivers' championship lead, with George Russell managing only fifth and Lewis Hamilton retiring due to a brake problem. Lando Norris finished third to close to within five points of Hamilton.
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Antonelli claims eighth win of season as VSC strategy blunder costs Norris in Spain
Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix at the Madring to claim his eighth victory of the season, while polesitter Lando Norris lost the lead after pitting at the worst possible moment following a virtual safety car intervention.
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