Mercedes driver George Russell claimed victory in the opening race of the 2026 Formula One season after a dramatic Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Russell completed the fifty-eight lap race ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli to secure a dominant one-two finish for Mercedes, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completed the podium in third. “I’m feeling incredible,” Russell said after the race. “It was a hell of a fight at the beginning. We knew it was going to be challenging. I

McLaren's Lando Norris capped off a flawless weekend at Interlagos with victory in the São Paulo Grand Prix, leading home Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who produced a remarkable recovery drive from the pit lane to finish third.