"I did what the team asked": Kimi Antonelli expects George Russell to return favour later in season

After helping George Russell with a tow in Monza qualifying, Kimi Antonelli says he expects his team-mate and championship rival to act in the same way later in the season. The Italian had little to gain from his own qualifying result because of a back-of-the-grid penalty and effectively spent the session helping Russe

Andrea Kimi Antonelli enters his home race leading the 2026 Formula 1 championship, becoming the first Italian driver to hold this position before Monza in over seven decades. With an impressive six wins and six pole positions under his belt this season, the stakes heighten as he faces a grid penalty for a power-unit c

Before his home grand prix, the Mercedes driver opens up on his rocky debut season and quest to become the first Italian world champion since 1953 If Kimi Antonelli feels any pressure as the favourite to take the Formula One world championship at just 20 years old and in his second year in the sport, it is imperceptibl

The Briton, 59 points behind his Mercedes team-mate in the standings, was fastest in practice for the Italian Grand Prix.

The 20-year-old is set to be hit with a grid penalty as Mercedes plans to fit his car with a fresh engine.