It’s race week! We bring you the latest F1 news as the United States Grand Prix draws closer.
Kimi Antonelli likes what he sees in his stats as he prepares to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, but McLaren has only just agreed to a specific partnership in the US. All this and more in Monday’s F1 news roundup…
Kimi Antonelli discovers similar driving style to Lewis Hamilton
Hang the late Mercedes! Maybe there’s no need to tear up Lewis Hamilton’s setup charts after all.
That’s because his teenage successor, Kimi Antonelli, who is preparing to take the 2025 Mercedes F1 seat alongside George Russell, has analysed Hamilton’s data and believes their driving styles are very well matched.
McLaren signs US-focused partnership with T-Mobile
McLaren has expanded its collection of powerful partners with a new deal that comes with a twist, as its partnership with T-Mobile is designed specifically for race weekends on the US F1 calendar.
And this is a partnership that McLaren uses T-mobile 5G coating on the day of the race, and guests and fans have appeared on the U.S. in the United States this weekend.
Helmut Marco “The biggest joke Verstappen” in “another car”
Come to F1 2026, Red Bull will probably start to secure their biggest challenge F1.
Senior Advisor Red Bull Helmut Marco recognizes that a Christian motor sports magazine Christian Mennut jokes about the roof terrace in a contract with a star driver Max Beltappen.
I did not respect. If something was spy at the conference, if something was not trained in F1 2026, Marco said that Verstappen was no longer in his office.
Max Verstappen responds to “bizarre” criticism of Red Bull
Ban on braking systems, “toxic environment”, “loads of poison”, Adrian Newey – “the first domino to fall”.
After these accusations were hurled at Red Bull, Verstappen hit back by focusing on his own team’s response. Johnny Herbert calls for ceasefire between Max Verstappen and the FIAVerstappen’s last clash with F1’s governing body, the FIA, was in Singapore after he was given a community service order for taking the oath of office at a press conference on Thursday.
Verstappen kept quiet during the ensuing press conference, even reacting by holding an impromptu session outside the room. But FIA commissioner Johnny Herbert hopes calm will prevail in Austin after moods have calmed after a month-long break.