Mercedes confirm Kimi Antonelli as Lewis Hamilton successor
Teenager Kimi Antonelli was named as Lewis Hamilton's replacement at Mercedes on Saturday - 24 hours after his Formula One debut ended in the wall.
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Mercedes Announce 18-Year-Old Andrea Kimi Antonelli As Lewis Hamilton's Successor From 2025 F1 Season
Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will step up to Formula One next season and replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, the team announced on Saturday. Antonelli, who turned 18 on August 25, will partner George Russell, another product of the team's junior programme, after Hamilton moves to Ferrari after this year. "Our 2025 driver line-up combines experience, talent, youth and out-and-out raw speed. We are excited about what George and Kimi bring to the team both as individual drivers, but also as a partnership," team chief Toto Wolff said in a statement.
Kimi Antonelli set to be named as Lewis Hamilton's replacement at Mercedes
Teenager Kimi Antonelli is set to be named as Lewis Hamilton's replacement at Mercedes on Saturday – 24 hours after his Formula One debut ended in the wall.
George Russell Disqualified After Belgian Grand Prix Victory - Here's Why
George Russell was disqualified from the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after his Mercedes was found to be underweight following the race, handing victory to teammate Lewis Hamilton. A technical report released after the race said Russell's car was found to be 1.5kg below the minimum weight limit for car and driver combined. "Car 63 is disqualified from the race classification," the stewards announced in a statement. "All other drivers move up in the classification," they added. The 26-year-old Briton started in sixth place on the grid before edging Hamilton in second and McLaren's Oscar Piastri who came third.
Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch
Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Live Streaming: Max Verstappen will have a 10-place grid penalty to fight back from in the final Formula 1 race before the summer break, in the Belgian Grand Prix. Having taken pole position in qualifying, Verstappen will start from P11, having changed his power unit set and crossed his allocation, thereby receiving the penalty. Charles Leclerc qualified second, and will inherit pole position for the Belgian GP. Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez will start alongside Leclerc on the front row. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton will start third, while Lando Norris - the closest man to Verstappen in the championship - will start fourth.
Max Verstappen Tops Belgian Grand Prix Qualifying, Charles Leclerc To Inherit Pole
Max Verstappen, facing a 10-place grid penalty for taking a new engine, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a qualifying session run in mixed wet-and-dry conditions at the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday. Leclerc will start Sunday's race from pole position as he did in 2023 with Sergio Perez alongside him in the second Red Bull, the Mexican having ended a nightmare run of qualifying failures amid reports that his future with the team is at risk.
Lewis Hamilton hits out at Max Verstappen over X-rated radio exchanges with team
Lewis Hamilton has accused Max Verstappen of not acting like a world champion after the Dutchman told his critics to “turn the volume down” if they do not like his language.
Andreas Seidl departs, Audi Names Former Ferrari Chief Mattia Binotto As New F1 Boss
Audi have announced former Ferrari Team Principal Mattia Binotto as the new boss of their Formula 1 project on Tuesday. Earlier this year German car maker Audi took full ownership of the Sauber team, which will be run under the Audi banner from 2026, with an all-new power unit currently being developed in-house in Germany. Binotto, 54, will take charge of the operation on August 1 as Chief Operating and Chief Technical Officer, based at the Sauber factory in Hinwil, Switzerland. He will report directly to the board of directors.