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Wolff takes personal blame as Russell's US GP pace collapses beside Antonelli's dominant win
Toto Wolff publicly shouldered responsibility for George Russell's miserable United States Grand Prix, admitting Mercedes' engineering is failing a championship-calibre driver after rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli dominated the same race in the sister car.
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Bottas insists Cadillac contract is secure for 2027 as team principal stays silent
Valtteri Bottas says his Cadillac deal for 2027 is "all OK" despite team principal Marcin Budkowski refusing to confirm either driver's place, with Esteban Ocon, Colton Herta, and Yuki Tsunoda all linked to the seat.
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Mini makes F1 debut as Colapinto and Russell sit out Mexico FP1
Alpine junior Gabriele Mini will make his Formula 1 race weekend debut in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico Grand Prix, replacing Franco Colapinto. Williams reserve Luke Browning will also take the car in place of both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz across Mexico and Brazil.
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Stella admits McLaren's qualifying blunder cost Norris and Piastri a certain podium in Austin
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella conceded that a poor qualifying performance at the United States Grand Prix left Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri stranded in fifth and seventh, despite the upgraded MCL40 carrying genuine podium pace on race day.
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Bearman calls 10-second penalty 'crazy' after Gasly clash ends his US Grand Prix
Oliver Bearman was left frustrated after stewards handed him a 10-second penalty for his Turn 13 collision with Pierre Gasly at the United States Grand Prix in Austin, a contact that also caused progressive floor damage and ultimately ended his race.
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Wolff backs Russell to bounce back after Marko writes off his title chances
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has rejected Helmut Marko's claim that George Russell is finished as a championship contender, insisting the 27-year-old retains everything needed to win a world title once given a car that suits him.
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Red Bull boss admits radio failures must end this year but start woes will persist until 2027
Team principal Laurent Mekies has acknowledged Red Bull's recurring radio and start problems after a frustrating US Grand Prix in Austin, where Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar both felt the team failed to extract the full potential from its package.
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Schiff warns Red Bull's knife-edge car is costing Verstappen and Hadjar at crucial stage
Broadcaster Naomi Schiff says Red Bull's narrow operating window is hurting both Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, after start-line failures derailed their races at the United States Grand Prix in Austin.
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Vasseur pinpoints Q3 collapse and Bottas VSC as Ferrari's twin US GP regrets
Charles Leclerc finished second at the United States Grand Prix, but Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur believes a Q3 blunder and a late virtual safety car triggered by Valtteri Bottas's Cadillac retirement cost the Scuderia a double podium — and possibly the win.
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Debris on lap eight cost Verstappen second place at the US Grand Prix, says Mekies
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has attributed Max Verstappen's pace drop at the United States Grand Prix to debris damage sustained on lap eight, while also acknowledging that a faulty clutch and radio blackout ruined team-mate Isack Hadjar's race.
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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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