
The driver, not the Mercedes, is why Antonelli's title looks like a walkover
Haas replaced Esteban Ocon with Ryo Hirakawa in Mexico, Isack Hadjar got a warning, and Kimi Antonelli needs ninth place to seal the title.
2026 championship
P4 · 365 points

Haas replaced Esteban Ocon with Ryo Hirakawa in Mexico, Isack Hadjar got a warning, and Kimi Antonelli needs ninth place to seal the title.

Oscar Piastri outqualified Lando Norris in Austin but finished 22 seconds behind him on the same strategy, after McLaren had planned a possible swap.

Kimi Antonelli won the US Grand Prix to close in on the title, while George Russell, Fernando Alonso and Oliver Bearman left Austin with complaints.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says Oscar Piastri is returning to the driver he knew, though his 2026 results have yet to show it.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri escaped penalties after colliding at Turn 5 on the final lap of the Singapore Grand Prix Sprint.
Timing data: OpenF1 (opens in a new tab). Times in UK time.