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"Trust Us to Race Each Other" - The Message George Russell and Kimi Antonelli Had for Mercedes

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The Mercedes Formula 1 team has provided more insight into its conversations with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli after the pair's intense Canadian Grand Prix battles prompted internal reviews.In Montreal, Russell and Antonelli battled each other wheel-to-wheel for the first time as Mercedes consolidated its dominance at the front of the 2026 field, with its drivers likely to decide the ...Keep reading
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The Italian leads the Championship of Drivers with 4 consecutive wins, 131 points, and an aggressiveness to face his fellow garageman who is rarely seen on the track, which turns on the alarms in Mercedes, as a double drop-out could cost them expensive. "George and I are in a great position to fight for something important, but we do not want to ruin the beautiful dynamics that there is in the box. We will run hard against each other, we will be…

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George Russell delivered a tough duel with his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli before his departure in Canada. He enjoyed the fight against his own sideman, he asserted afterwards.

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Mercedes F1's leadership had to intervene internally to frame the nascent rivalry between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, exacerbated by their recent duels at the Canada Grand Prix. While the team continues to dominate the early 2026 season, the management of its two drivers, now competing for the world title, looks complex after a weekend in Montreal during which several clashes almost occurred. The first tensions appeared during the Sprint …

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motorsport broke the news in United States on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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