Australian Grand Prix, Antonelli and Mercedes
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Mercedes has secured a front-row lockout at the Australian Grand Prix, with a verdict now reached in an FIA investigation.
The Mercedes F1 team has been fined by the FIA for an unsafe release of Andrea Kimi Antonelli's W17 during the qualifying round in Australia.
George Russell swept to the first pole of the 2026 Formula 1 season with a dominant display for Mercedes in Australian GP qualifying
Kimi Antonelli escaped unhurt after a violent FP3 crash that left Mercedes scrambling to rebuild his W17 before qualifying.