Mercedes team principal and CEO Toto Wolff shared a heartfelt message to Kimi Antonelli over the team radio after the Italian driver secured his first Formula 1 victory.The Italian driver managed to fend off his Mercedes team-mate George Russell and Ferrari drivers Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to convert pole position into a maiden grand prix victory. Antonelli joined Mercedes to […]

Formula 1 fans have lost it after Kimi Antonelli was announced as Kimi Raikkonen during the Chinese Grand Prix podium ceremony.The Italian driver was caught off guard as he walked out to celebrate his maiden F1 win at the Shanghai International Circuit, but for those watching from home, it was not clear what Antonelli had found so amusing. Later, Mercedes shared footage of the viral […]

The Chinese Grand Prix has taken place, and while others diced behind him, once Kimi Antonelli retook the lead, he never looked back […]

Oscar Piastri was unable to start the Chinese Grand Prix as McLaren faced separate electrical failures on both cars […]

Max Verstappen's biggest attack on Formula 1 2026 yet after the Chinese Grand Prix included a big swipe at anyone who likes the kind of racing […]

Martine McCutcheon had one perfect moment, Toto Wolff has had two […]

The second youngest race winner in the history of F1, Kimi Antonelli insists he is learning from every mistake […]

What a difference a year makes, as Lewis Hamilton makes good on his 2.0 promise […]

Carlos Sainz has shared his reaction after Formula 1 cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix […]

Losing the feeling in his hands and feet due to engine vibrations, Fernando Alonso felt no need to finish Chinese Grand Prix […]

Retirement due to cooling issue only adds to Max Verstappen's dislike of new rules […]

Fernando Alonso called attention to his struggles in the Aston Martin as he lost five places in a single lap during the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Sergio Perez has taken responsibility for the Cadillac cars’ collision at the start of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix.Perez and Valtteri Bottas were battling over 14th place – after pre-race attrition took four cars out of the contest – in Turn 3, the tight left-hander that follows the drawn-out opening curve, when the incident occurred.Perez stayed on the inside of Bottas’ car […]

A podium mix-up saw Kimi Antonelli introduced as Kimi Raikkonen moments after his first F1 victory in China […]

Did the Safety Car scupper George Russell's best route to victory? And did Ferrari compromise their race by letting their drivers fight? […]

Honda failed to achieve its pre-race target of getting both cars to the chequered flag, with Fernando Alonso withdrawing due to discomfort […]

Fernando Alonso “began to lose all feeling in his hands and feet” prior to his retirement from Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, as Aston Martin’s Honda engine problems persist.The Japanese manufacturer teamed up with Aston Martin as its new works team for 2026, but it has struggled to adapt to F1’s new power unit rules, suffering from profound reliability issues.The vibrations […]

Today's post-race press conference with Kimi Antonelli, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton […]

OPINION: Max Verstappen’s latest attack on F1’s 2026 rules is his most scathing yet, as he now takes aim at fans who enjoyed the racing spectacle in China. While criticism of some elements of the news rules is justified, and gagging drivers should be avoided at all cost, this particular tirade has crossed into murky waters, argues Lewis Larkam […]

McLaren has launched an investigation with engine supplier Mercedes to investigate why both of its cars suffered terminal electrical faults that ruled them out of the Chinese Grand Pri […]

Max Verstappen unleashed his strongest criticism yet of Formula 1’s new 2026 rules after a frustrating Chinese Grand Prix […]

While Kimi Antonelli and Lewis Hamilton couldn't hide their joy after Sunday's Chinese GP, Max Verstappen continued his criticism of F1's new rulebook […]

Onboard footage of two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso suffering from the vibrations through his steering wheel has gained traction on social media.The Spanish driver was forced to retire from the Chinese Grand Prix, along with his Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll, due to excessive vibrations in the AMR26. "A difficult day in Shanghai with Lance retiring due to a suspected […]

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix podium was one of two "perfect" moments he has witnessed in Formula 1 […]

Oliver Bearman and Isack Hadjar have recounted their frightful near-miss on the first lap of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, with the Haas driver counting himself lucky.The pair was battling for sixth position when Hadjar lost control at high-speed in the Turn 13 curve leading to the lengthy back straight; Bearman narrowly avoided the spinning Red Bull but had to take evasive action deep […]

1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has argued that Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's on-track battle during the Chinese Grand Prix "destroyed Ferrari's race."The race at the Shanghai International Circuit featured an exciting back-and-forth between the two drivers. Hamilton finished the race in third, scoring his first podium with the Maranello outfit, while Leclerc was […]

Kimi Antonelli claimed his first Formula 1 victory in Sundays Chinese Grand Prix; Antonelli beat his Mercedes team-mate George Russell to reduce the Brits championship lead to four points; the victory has heightened talk of a title challenge from the Italian teenager […]

The fallout over F1’s 2026 rules continued in China after Max Verstappen’s latest rant […]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli said the mistake which sent him off-track in the final laps of the Chinese Grand Prix was the result of him "relaxing too much" in the car […]

Max Verstappen has said anyone who enjoys watching Formula 1 in 2026 does not understand true racing, labeling the sport's new formula "a joke." […]

Winner - Kimi Antonelli (and his boss)Split screening the broadcast to cut to significant others is somewhat of a pet peeve, but we'll make a happy exception for Kimi Antonelli's dad Marco, who has devoted a significant part of his life to his son's career.Marco Antonelli must have died a thousand deaths during the closing laps, and thankfully made it through his son's late off at the […]

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton traded positions and even made contact in a breathtaking wheel-to-wheel battle […]

Has Red Bull’s “horror show” at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix amplified Max Verstappen’s hatred of the 2026 regulations? […]

George Russell said he was convinced Ferrari's drivers were going to collide as they fought for position in the Chinese Grand Prix […]

Fernando Alonso was starting to lose the feeling in his hands and feet before finally retiring his Aston Martin from the Chinese Grand Prix on lap 33 […]

McLaren and engine supplier Mercedes are investigating what went wrong for Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris before the start of the Chinese Grand Prix; Norris did not even make it to the grid, while Piastri was pushed back to the garage before the formation lap in Shanghai on Sunday […]

McLaren has confirmed its double non-start in the Chinese Grand Prix was due to issues related to its Mercedes power unit […]

Formula 1 is to now hold fire on making any major changes to the 2026 rules until at least the Miami Grand Prix, The Race has learned […]

Antonelli fought back the tears after winning the F1 Chinese Grand Prix […]

Pete Bonnington sees the same clear qualities in Kimi Antonelli that he has seen while working with Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton […]

There is a lot for us to review and improve as we head towards Japan […]

After the Chinese Grand Prix, Max Verstappen once again voiced his strong dissatisfaction with the new Formula 1 regulations. The Dutchman said that fans who enjoy this type of on-track action “don't understand racing” and that the new ruleset is fundamentally flawed.“It’s not fun at all. It’s playing Mario Kart. This is not racing,” he claimed after the race.Read […]

To come away with a total of 8 points from a weekend where we clearly weren't quick enough is an exceptional result for the team […]

Max Verstappen has once again attacked F1's new rules […]

This moment was never in doubt for Kimi […]

Kimi Antonelli's father, Marco Antonelli, thanked Mercedes team chief and CEO Toto Wolff after he watched his son claim his maiden Formula 1 victory at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 19-year-old started the second race of the season from pole position and battled against his team-mate George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to defend his lead. While he fought back […]

We can be very pleased with that result […]

To come away with nine points and both Pierre and Franco scoring is a great result for the team […]

As expected, the one-stop strategy proved to be the most effective, and the teams did not change their approach even when a Safety Car neutralised the race on lap nine […]

What an amazing performance and team effort […]

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella explained what they team has learned so far about the problems which prevented both cars from racing […]

Andrea Stella explains how two separate electrical power unit issues left both McLarens stranded in Shanghai […]

There's a lot to unpick in our selection of the stars and flops from F1's second race of 2026 […]

Max Verstappen claimed that anybody who enjoys the new Formula 1 regulations doesn’t understand motor racing in yet another criticism of the 2026 ruleset.The four-time world champion is the biggest critic of F1’s latest regulation overhaul, which has changed both the chassis and power unit, the latter being more reliant on electrical energy.It means battery harvesting is playing a […]

The Chinese Grand Prix proved to be a very tough event for us from Friday onwards […]

Untelivised onboard footage shows Fernando Alonso shaking his hands mid-lap as Aston Martin vibrations forced his Chinese GP retirement […]