As Formula 1 descends on the Red Bull Ring, Mercedes’ teenage sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli is making the Austrian hills look like a pitch-and-putt.
If the 2026 season was meant to be a reset for the grid, nobody told Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
The data coming out of Brackley and onto the Austrian tarmac suggests a car-and-driver pairing in total harmony.
What is particularly striking at the Red Bull Ring is the raw efficiency of the W17. Sources indicate Mercedes leads the field on a technical delta of 0.128 seconds per lap.
As Formula 1 descends on the Red Bull Ring, Mercedes’ teenage sensation Andrea Kimi Antonelli is making the Austrian hills look like a pitch-and-putt.