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Mercedes dominate F1 2026 with Kimi Antonelli's title double
Mercedes seal F1 2026 constructors' title with Kimi Antonelli's drivers' crown amid rising competition.
In brief
Mercedes seal F1 2026 constructors' title with Kimi Antonelli's drivers' crown amid rising competition. Mercedes won their ninth constructors' championship and Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver champion in F1 history, but the 2026 season shows growing rivalry as teams close the gap. Originally reported by Sky…
Mercedes claim 2026 constructors title
Mercedes sealed the Constructors' Championship in Brazil on Sunday a week after Kimi Antonelli won the Drivers' Championship.
Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest champion
Kimi Antonelli became F1's youngest ever world champion in Mexico.
Mercedes start 2026 dominant
Mercedes began Formula 1's latest generation of rules with a dominant title double.
Chasing pack catches up
The chasing pack began to catch up with Mercedes after the Silver Arrows cruised to wins at the first six rounds.
2026 season results
Mercedes claimed six more wins, McLaren's Lando Norris and Red Bull's Max Verstappen each have three wins, while Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc each earned a victory.
Mercedes' fifth race result
Antonelli finished the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in fifth, behind his team-mate George Russell.
Toto Wolff on competition
Team principal Toto Wolff said: 'It looks like the most maybe competitive era that is about to start because the teams have become so professional in capability and resource'.
“It looks like the most maybe competitive era that is about to start because the teams have become so professional in capability and resource”
Power unit comparison
The FIA's in-season testing deemed Red Bull to have the strongest performing engine in their debut season.
ADUO system
ADUO (Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities) gives manufacturers deemed more than two per cent down on the leading manufacturer upgrade opportunities.
Red Bull's engine advantage
Red Bull could be deemed to have the strongest power unit, showing they are in the same ballpark as Mercedes.
McLaren's customer team status
McLaren have engines supplied by Mercedes and won back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2:025.
Ferrari's challenges
Ferrari have been down on power all year compared to the other three members of the 'big four', with Hamilton prioritizing reducing their deficit for 2027.
Ferrari's strategic errors
Ferrari repeated poor execution, strategic errors, driver penalties, and overzealous scrapping between Hamilton and Leclerc.
Red Bull's podium streak
Verstappen has a run of eight successive podiums stretching back to the Italian Grand Prix in early September.
The essence
Mercedes won their ninth constructors' championship and Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver champion in F1 history, but the 2026 season shows growing rivalry as teams close the gap.
