Antonelli on pressure during mid-season slump at Mercedes
Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli says he “let the pressure” get to him during a mid-season slump in form in his debut year, when he struggled after Mercedes made changes to its car. Antonelli said: "I had a good start to the season, then I had a difficult period. In the European season I really struggled and in that moment I let the pressure kind of destroy me as well during that period. I felt like I was letting down so many people who had believed in me. Of course especially Toto [Wolff, Mercedes team principal], because he was the main one who took the decision [to promote him]."
Antonelli says he ‘let pressure destroy me' in mid-season slump last year
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Honda on target to put Alonso back in title fight
Honda chief engineer Shinharo Orihara said the manufacturer’s target with Aston Martin is to put Fernando Alonso back in a position to fight for a world championship, with the Spaniard set to decide after the summer break whether he continues in Formula 1 and with the team. Orihara said: "That is our target, definitely. So we are working closely, and we know he is a great driver. He has a big passion, and he trusts Honda. So we want to bring what he wants, that is definitely our target."
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Wolff on Mercedes and 2026 power unit parity
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says the team does not have a dominant power unit under the new 2026 rules and he does not expect Formula 1 to see a 2014-style era of supremacy again. Wolff said: "What made us so dominant at the beginning of the 2014 hybrid era was that for a long time our power unit was very much dominant. Today you can see that Ferrari is very close to us. So I don't think we will see this kind of era of dominance anymore in F1."
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Lowdon on attracting top talent to Cadillac
Cadillac team principal Graeme Lowdon says the American outfit wants to become “the team that everybody wants to join” as it looks to attract top talent in Formula 1. Lowdon said: "Internally, one of our managers said, and I agree with it, that we want to make this the team that everybody wants to join, everyone's proud to be a part of, and nobody wants to leave. If we can achieve that, then we'll attract the very best people, build the very best team, and hopefully the results will follow."
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Tsolov on not yet holding talks about his future
Formula 2 championship leader and Red Bull junior Nikola Tsolov says he has not yet held talks about his future, amid links to a Racing Bulls seat currently occupied by Liam Lawson. Tsolov said: "Nothing yet, unfortunately. But it's still early days. I think we need to get through the summer break. I need to keep doing what I'm doing. I have no doubt that if everything goes the same way, I surely would get an opportunity one day. So for me, that's important. I focus on the current, which is F2."
Tsolov addresses Racing Bulls rumours as Liam Lawson talks loom
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Lawson on being in a good place after strong first half
Liam Lawson says he is in a “good place” after a successful first half of the 2026 season with Racing Bulls. Lawson said: "When you're in a good rhythm and you find things that are working for you, it's obviously a good feeling. And getting in a routine of doing that has been something that, especially during the European part, we've had less travel and spent a bit more time at home. It's been a good opportunity to just focus a little bit more on myself as a driver and as an athlete, so I've just tried to do that."
Liam Lawson highlights 'good place' after dream first half to F1 season
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