Also known as: the Dutch driver
Red Bull driver who suffered high-speed crashes in Austria and Britain in 2026 before reverting to conventional rear wing.
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Citizen Digital
… (Photo / AFP) Audio By Vocalize Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff on Saturday ended speculation linking his team to Max Verstappen, as a possible replacement for George Russell, by declaring his line-up will be unchanged next year. …
Wolff says Russell will be at Mercedes next seasonCitizen Digital
… Drivers including Niki Lauda, James Hunt, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris have since made the gesture part of their own victory celebrations.
How a burst bottle at Le Mans became F1's most iconic ritualCitizen Digital
… (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) Audio By Vocalize Ten years after Max Verstappen announced his arrival by winning the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, his apparent heir Mercedes' teenage ace Kimi Antonelli, will on Sunday seek a crushing sixth consecutive victory. …
Antonelli seeks sixth straight win at Barcelona Grand PrixThe Standard
… Four-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull suffered an engine failure at the start and retired, as did world champion Lando Norris when his McLaren had battery problems.Antonelli made a perfect getaway. …
Antonelli wins fifth straight in interrupted Monaco Grand PrixCitizen Digital
… Four-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull suffered an engine failure at the start and retired, as did world champion Lando Norris when his McLaren had battery problems. …
Antonelli wins interrupted Monaco Grand PrixCitizen Digital
… []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); George Russell, in the second Mercedes, was fourth, seven-tenths off his team-mate's pace, ahead of four-time champion Max Verstappen …
Antonelli leads Ferraris in Monaco F1 final practiceCitizen Digital
… Four-time champion Max Verstappen was third fastest for Red Bull, 0.168 adrift, ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell and championship-leading Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli, three-tenths and five-tenths off the pace. …
Revived Hamilton leads Ferrari one-two in Monaco practiceCitizen Digital
… "We always believed that Las Vegas would become a cornerstone of our presence in the United States, and this extension, together with the success of recent years, reinforces our long-term commitment to this important market." Max Verstappen has won two of the three Vegas Grands P …
F1 to race in Las Vegas at least through 2037Citizen Digital
… The team hope to celebrate their 60th anniversary and 1000th race start by thwarting Ferrari and Mercedes, with Red Bull likely also to be in contention through not only Max Verstappen, a two-time Monaco winner, but also the talented French driver Isack Hadjar. …
Ferrari tipped to end Antonelli's winning runCitizen Digital
… Mercedes' George Russell came fourth, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. …
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli wins Miami Grand PrixLando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Max Verstappen, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli completing the podium in third despite a pre-race penalty. Norris, the reigning world champion, secured his first race victory of the season after fighting back from losing the lead on the opening lap.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lando Norris won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Max Verstappen, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli completing the podium in third despite a pre-race penalty. Norris, the reigning world champion, secured his first race victory of the season after fighting back from losing the lead on the opening lap.
26 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lewis Hamilton topped times in Friday's second free practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, beating Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc by 0.148 seconds with a lap time of one minute and 18.729 seconds. World champion Lando Norris was third for McLaren, half a second back.
24 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli secured his sixth win of the season at the Belgian Grand Prix, finishing 1.9 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc to extend his lead in the Formula One drivers' championship. Teammate George Russell crashed out on the opening lap after tangling with Hamilton.
19 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Red Bull have switched Max Verstappen back to a conventional rear wing for the Belgian Grand Prix after he suffered successive high-speed crashes in Austria and Britain while using a novel "Macarena" design that features a rotating top flap. Team boss Laurent Mekies said Red Bull found a problem with the wing in tests after Silverstone.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Red Bull have reverted to a conventional rear wing for the Belgian Grand Prix after Max Verstappen suffered successive high-speed crashes in Austria and Britain. Verstappen described the behaviour of the new 'Macarena' rear wing as "super-dangerous" after crashing at Silverstone.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lewis Hamilton returns to the Belgian Grand Prix, his 20th consecutive year at the circuit, aiming for a victory with Ferrari to equal Michael Schumacher's record of six Belgian Grand Prix wins and boost his bid for an eighth world title. Antonelli leads the championship with 179 points after nine races, 25 clear of Russell and 32 ahead of Hamilton.
16 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli became the youngest Formula One sprint winner at 19 when he passed Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton to victory at the British Grand Prix, finishing 2.745 seconds clear and extending his championship lead.
4 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur confirmed that seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton will remain with the Italian team next year, saying the 41-year-old has settled in after his transition from Mercedes and is now in a "virtuous circle" following his maiden win for Ferrari.
3 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
George Russell, 40 points behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the drivers' championship, will race at the British Grand Prix this weekend hoping to recover form after a victory at the Red Bull Ring and reclaim title credentials.
2 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
George Russell claimed his second win of the year for Mercedes at the Austrian Grand Prix, finishing 1.611 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull, with championship leader Kimi Antonelli in the second Mercedes third.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff ended speculation about Max Verstappen replacing George Russell by declaring the team's driver line-up will remain unchanged next year, saying he is happy with both Russell and championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
28 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Moët & Chandon and Formula 1 are celebrating 60 years of the champagne spray victory ritual, which originated at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans when a Jeroboam burst accidentally on the podium, and was later deliberately adopted by Dan Gurney in 1967 before reaching Formula 1 in 1969 when Sir Jackie Stewart performed it after winning the French Grand Prix.
19 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mercedes' 19-year-old Italian driver Kimi Antonelli, the youngest championship leader in F1 history, will seek a sixth consecutive win at the Barcelona Grand Prix on Sunday, following victories in Monaco and five previous races.
11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Nineteen-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix for his fifth consecutive victory this season, extending his lead to 66 points over Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. The race was marked by multiple crashes, retirements, and penalties, with Antonelli finishing 6.271 seconds ahead of Hamilton in second place.
8 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kimi Antonelli secured his fifth consecutive victory for Mercedes at Monaco, finishing 6.271 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton in a race marked by multiple crashes and stoppages. The 19-year-old Italian's win hoisted him 66 points clear in the drivers' championship.
7 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Championship-leading teenager Kimi Antonelli topped Saturday's final free practice at the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes, outpacing both Ferraris and setting a time of one minute and 12.720 seconds.
6 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Lewis Hamilton topped second practice for the Monaco Grand Prix with a time of one minute 13.026 seconds, beating Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc by 0.111 seconds. The seven-time champion, a three-time Monaco winner, is pursuing a record 105th pole position this weekend.
6 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Las Vegas Grand Prix has secured a new 10-year contract extension on the Formula One calendar at least until 2037. The race, which began in 2023 and draws hundreds of thousands of visitors annually in November, has generated more than $3 billion in economic impact for southern Nevada over its three editions.
5 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton are widely expected to end the Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli's record streak in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. Antonelli has won four consecutive races, but Ferrari's car performance and Leclerc's home-race advantage are seen as threats to his dominance.
4 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Kimi Antonelli, 19, won the Miami Grand Prix for his third straight victory, extending his lead in the Formula One world championship. Reigning champion Lando Norris finished second in his McLaren, with Oscar Piastri third.
4 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Mercedes' 19-year-old championship leader Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the Miami Grand Prix with a time of 1:27.798, beating Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. The Italian matched a record held by Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher by taking pole in three consecutive races.
3 May 2026 · The Standard →
Max Verstappen qualified second for the Miami Grand Prix after Red Bull's recent upgrades improved his car's comfort and performance. The four-time champion said he could "see light at the end of the tunnel" following frustration with the team's previous races.
3 May 2026 · The Standard →
Kimi Antonelli, the 19-year-old Mercedes driver and youngest championship leader in F1 history, seeks a third consecutive victory at the Miami Grand Prix after wins in China and Japan. Formula One returns after a month's break due to the Middle East war, with the race marking the effective start of a new season featuring revised rules and car upgrades.
30 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →