Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff said in the statement that announced George Russell and Kimi Antonelli would be staying with the team in 2026 that “confirming our driver line-up was always just a matter of when, not if”. Yet for some time this season there very much was doubt about who would be driving for the former champions next season.
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Williams’ Carlos Sainz says Formula 1’s TV coverage is going “overboard a little” by showing driver’s girlfriends while missing overtakes during races. During Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, fans watching at home missed some on-track action, including Fernando Alonso chasing down Lewis Hamilton, who had a brake issue, for seventh place in the final laps. In the final stages, TV coverage focused on McLaren’s Lando Norris chasing Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for second place.
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Mercedes George Russell eased to victory at the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the McLaren of Lando Norris. Norris left his teammate Oscar Piastri enraged after contact on the opening lap with the Championship leader finishing fourth. Norris’ podium finish was enough to see McLaren secure the Constructors’ title for the second year in a row.
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Mercedes’ George Russell stole the spotlight from the title contenders with a stunning pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix. Russell’s first pole since the Canadian Grand Prix in June was achieved by 0.182 seconds from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastri took third place, with his title rival and team-mate Lando Norris fifth, behind Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc took sixth and seventh.
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The former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been engaged in a concerted effort to make a return to Formula One, with the Aston Martin team principal, Andy Cowell, asserting that Horner had recently been in contact with “pretty much every team owner”. Horner was dismissed by Red Bull in July and his settlement with the team allows him to return in the early part of next year. Aston Martin are considered a potential destination for Horner.
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