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We rate F1 2026 title contenders - Kimi Antonelli

As we count down the days until the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Motorsport.com Formula 1 reporters weigh up each potential 2026 title contender. First up is Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli, who gets a chance to build on his 2025 maiden campaign in what should be a better car.

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Kimi Antonelli’s road to F1 2026: In pictures

One of the sports most promising young talents, Kimi Antonelli starts his second season in F1 as a Mercedes driver at the beginning of a new rule set.

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Connor Zilisch shares karting story that proved Kimi Antonelli was destined for F1

Connor Zilisch says he always knew Kimi Antonelli was destined for Formula 1 after racing him in karting

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We predict Formula 1's 2026 championship standings

After returning from Formula 1's pre-season tests in Bahrain, our F1 reporters have had the unenviable task to predict the 2026 standings

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F1 2026: What is the pecking order after testing? And which team are title favourites ahead of new season?

Just two weeks out from the F1 season-opener in Australia, Kieran Jackson ranks all 11 teams after the final pre-season test in Bahrain

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Kimi Antonelli stays positive for Melbourne as Mercedes identifies Bahrain test problem

Kimi Antonelli says Mercedes has already pinpointed and started fixing the issue that stopped him in Bahrain testing

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Leclerc quickest, Aston Martin restricted to two laps

Leclerc went quickest on Friday morning while further problems struck Aston Martin on the final day of F1 2026 pre-season testing

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Charles Leclerc quickest, just two laps for Aston Martin

Leclerc went quickest on Friday morning while further problems struck Aston Martin on the final day of F1 2026 pre-season testing

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Piastri shines but Norris warns McLaren have work to do

Oscar Piastri had another fruitful day at Bahrain pre-season testing, but his world champion teammate Lando Norris suggested McLaren were still off the pace.

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“What Are You Doing”: Charles Leclerc Manhandled Himself On Air And It’s Breaking The Internet

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Antonelli quickest on day five as Aston Martin's woes continue

Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri set the first 1m32s lap times in F1’s 2026 Bahrain pre-season test, as Aston Martin suffered further hardship

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes narrowly beats McLaren, Aston Martin breaks down

Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri set the first 1m32s lap times in F1’s 2026 Bahrain pre-season test, as Aston Martin suffered further hardship

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes heads McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble

George Russell pipped Oscar Piastri to the fastest lap of the Bahrain test so far on Wednesday, as Ferrari, Red Bull, Aston Martin and Cadillac encountered technical problems

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Mercedes pips McLaren by 0.01s, as four teams hit trouble

George Russell pipped Oscar Piastri to the fastest lap of the Bahrain test so far on Wednesday, as Ferrari, Red Bull, Aston Martin and Cadillac encountered technical problems

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F1 Bahrain pre-season test: Charles Leclerc pips Lando Norris on morning of day four

The Ferrari driver set a 1m33.739s to top Wednesday morning's running in Bahrain for pre-season testing of F1 2026

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Midfield “seconds away” as top F1 teams increase gap in 2026

F1’s midfielders are worrying that top teams might steal the show in 2026, leaving everyone else to fight over scraps

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F1 drivers share early verdict on 2026 cars ahead of second Bahrain test

Max Verstappen's outspoken opinion

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'Recipe for disaster': Piastri's Melbourne F1 concerns

Australian star Oscar Piastri had a fine day of pre-season testing in Bahrain but has warned of potential dangers ahead at race starts in the new-look F1 world.

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The Independent UK

F1 2026 testing live: Antonelli leads Mercedes one-two on final day in Bahrain

Follow live F1 updates as all 11 teams build up to the new season with a test at the Bahrain International Circuit

The Independent UK

Kimi Antonelli escapes unhurt after car crash as Mercedes release statement

The 19-year-old was unharmed in the crash and is set to take part in the next round of pre-season testing in Bahrain this week

The Independent UK

Mercedes F1 launch live: George Russell set to feature as 2026 car revealed

Follow live updates as Mercedes, the early favourites ahead of the new F1 season, launch their 2026 car

The Independent UK

Mercedes F1 2026 car launch: Start time and how to watch W17 event

George Russell is eyeing a first world championship this year amid F1’s radical regulation shake-up

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Are Mercedes 2026 F1 title favourites? Winners and losers from first test in Barcelona

A private five-day ‘shakedown’ gave an intriguing first glimpse of the biggest regulation change in F1 history

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Russell impressed by Red Bull and Haas: "It's not quite how it was in 2014!"

Red Bull and Haas impress Mercedes' George Russell as a new era of F1 begins in Barcelona

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George Russell impressed by Red Bull and Haas: "It's not quite how it was in 2014!"

Red Bull and Haas impress Mercedes' George Russell as a new era of F1 begins in Barcelona

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