Overview
- Following last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli made it three wins from three poles to lead George Russell by 20 points as Mercedes kept its clean sweep of 2026 races.
- Toto Wolff said the public reaction to any slip worries him, so he is curbing media and sponsor requests for the 19-year-old.
- Focus now turns to the Canadian Grand Prix on May 22–24 in Montreal, where Russell won in 2025 and Mercedes plan to bring upgrades.
- Wolff backed Russell to bounce back in Canada, and F1 TV’s James Hinchcliffe said the race could halt Antonelli’s streak.
- Mercedes’ support system is drawing notice, with simulator driver Fred Vesti saying he ran close to 1,000 laps for Miami and race engineer Pete Bonnington’s calm guidance praised on the pit wall.