Mercedes

The Mercedes gun has ticked the first box in his quest to secure a maiden world title this weekend.

As the rest of the grid flounders, Kimi Antonelli could rewrite the history books as early as Austin.

The runaway championship leader was forced to watch the rest of the session from the side of the track.

The lack of excitement surrounding F1’s 2027 line-ups coincides with teams finally reaping the rewards of their fine-tuned junior programmes.

Having dominated the early part of the season, the German brand has stumbled of late, and the team boss has lifted the lid on why.

The Aussie has been a non factor in this year’s championship battle. And when you dig a little deeper the picture only gets worse.

A recall has been issued due to a fault which may increase the risk of an accident.

Drivers are at their wits’ end with the new engines in 2026, with their cars mysteriously losing power in ways out of their control.

Kimi Antonelli snatched his sixth pole of 2026 while Australia’s Oscar Piastri could only place himself in seventh for Sunday’s race.

The Aussie spent a chunk of the day watching the action from the pits as his team fixed an issue, but at least he didn’t crash like one rival did.