Drivers and team bosses · 22 dispatches
Kimi Antonelli
All dispatches about Kimi Antonelli. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Antonelli keeps 12 instead of 1: we note a number, not a crown
Kimi Antonelli, world champion, will not run number 1 next season and is keeping his number 12. Number 1 thus disappears from the grid for the first time since 2021.
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Antonelli says he felt the pressure in Mexico: Nathan looks for the variable in his sim
Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1 world champion in Mexico with four Grands Prix left in the season. He admitted to feeling a little pressure while closing out the title, then parked his…
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Hamilton eyes the 2030s: at post 14, Jean-Luc has waited his turn for thirty years
Lewis Hamilton, 41, is considering racing in Formula 1 into the 2030s, beyond his Ferrari contract, which runs to the end of 2027. He says he does not know whether he will…
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Wolff says Russell is out of his window, and Nathan hunts for the setup to reopen it
Toto Wolff, the Mercedes team principal, puts George Russell’s struggles down to a car that does not suit him once it leaves its optimal operating window. He is answering Helmut Marko, a…
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Wolff can’t explain Antonelli’s pole: Fabienne Racing offers its expertise
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) took pole for the United States Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar. Toto Wolff had predicted a place between third and fifth and says he cannot…
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Hamilton apologises by radio in Singapore: at the gazebo, we prefer the cardboard sign
Sixth in the Singapore Grand Prix after staying out under a virtual safety car, Lewis Hamilton apologised to Ferrari on the cool-down lap, saying the decision was his. Charles Leclerc, who pitted,…
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Hamilton started on mediums and finished sixth: Nathan redoes the strategy in Genk
At the Singapore Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton started on mediums, the only one in the top six, and pitted very early for softs. The virtual safety car caused by Lance Stroll let…
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Russell on the front row with the old Mercedes: Philippeville salutes its old chassis
George Russell took second place in Singapore sprint qualifying with an older-specification Mercedes, 0.120s behind Max Verstappen. Kimi Antonelli, the championship leader, is seventh with the upgraded version.
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Hamilton pits old school against young drivers: Florian, 23, ticks both boxes
Lewis Hamilton believes wet races are not what they used to be, and that race officials and young drivers have both become more cautious. Carlos Sainz thinks the FIA gave the green…
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Cooling vest outside the cost cap: Philippeville launches its wet-towel programme
George Russell admitted he got it wrong the week before: the cooling vest allowed in Singapore, declared a “heat hazard” by the FIA, is excluded from the cost cap. Mercedes, though, could…
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Mercedes bring engine upgrade forward: Fabienne Racing welcomes grouped penalties
Mercedes HPP wants the ADUO2 upgrade ready for Singapore rather than the United States Grand Prix, so that George Russell, whose engine failed in Malaysia, starts from the back of the grid…
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Off and on again: at Bahrain, F1 adopts the method of a Philippeville Dacia
Before the Bahrain Grand Prix, a bug in the software governing electrical energy use in the rain stopped several cars from moving normally, including those of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton on…