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Mercedes W16
The Mercedes-AMG F1 W16 E Performance, commonly known as the Mercedes W16, is a Formula One racing car designed and built by the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team currently competing in the 2025 Formula One World Championship. It is being driven by George Russell, who is in his fourth consecutive season with the team, partnering rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who replaces seven-time World Drivers' Champion Lewis Hamilton, who departed for Ferrari following the end of the 2024 season. As such, this is the first Mercedes F1 car since the F1 W03, from the 2012 season, not to be driven by Hamilton. It has taken one sprint pole position. Background The W16 is the successor to the W15 from the previous year that took four victories, namely in Austria, Great Britain, Belgium, and Las Vegas. Despite taking four wins the previous season, the W15 was criticised by driver George Russell who labeled it as "the most inconsistent" Mercedes car the team has ever had. The team finished t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula One
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one of the world's premier forms of motorsport since its 1950 Formula One season, inaugural running in 1950 and is often considered to be the pinnacle of motorsport. The word ''Formula racing, formula'' in the name refers to Formula One regulations, the set of rules all participant cars must follow. A Formula One season consists of a series of races, known as List of Formula One Grands Prix, Grands Prix. Grands Prix take place in multiple countries and continents on either purpose-built List of Formula One circuits, circuits or closed roads. A List of Formula One World Championship points scoring systems, points scoring system is used at Grands Prix to determine two annual World Championships: List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirelli
Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is an Italian multinational tyre manufacturer based in the city of Milan, Italy. The company, which has been listed on the Borsa Italiana since 1922, is the 5th-largest tyre manufacturer, and is focused on the consumer production of tyres for cars, motorcycles and bicycles. It is present in Europe, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America, North America, and the post-Soviet states, operating commercially in over 160 countries. It has 19 manufacturing sites, across 13 countries, and a network of around 14,600 distributors and retailers. In 2015, China National Chemical Corp. Ltd. ( ChemChina) took controlling interest of Pirelli; with the Chinese state-owned company agreeing to maintain the tyre company's ownership structure until 2023. Pirelli has been sponsoring sport competitions since 1907 and is the exclusive tyre partner and supplier for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series for 2008–2010, FIA Formula One World Championship for 2011–present and for the FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Communications (20%) through the joint venture ESPN Inc. The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen, Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, Orlando, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro has been chairman since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. , ESPN is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States—down from its 2011 peak of 100 million households. It operates regional channels in Africa, Australia, Latin America, and the Netherlands. In Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Formula One World Championship
The 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars and was the 75th running of the Formula One World Championship. It was recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship was contested over a record twenty-four held around the world. Drivers and teams competed for the titles of List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions, World Drivers' Champion and List of Formula One World Constructors' Champions, World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Defending Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing started off the season with seven wins in the opening 10 races, but was pressured by McLaren driver Lando Norris for the rest of the season after his Red Bull Racing RB20, RB20 fell behind Norris's McLaren MCL38, MCL38 in terms of performance. Verstappen performed consistently at the fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Hamilton
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton (born 7 January 1985) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari. Hamilton has won a joint-record seven Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles—tied with Michael Schumacher—and holds the List of Formula One driver records, records for most List of Formula One Grand Prix winners, wins (), List of Formula One polesitters, pole positions (), and List of Formula One driver records#Total podium finishes, podium finishes (), among List of career achievements by Lewis Hamilton#Records, others. Born and raised in Stevenage, Hamilton began his career in kart racing, karting aged six, winning several national titles and attracting the attention of Ron Dennis, who signed him to the McLaren Young Driver Programme, McLaren-Mercedes Young Driver Programme in 1998. After winning the KF1, direct-drive Karting World Cup and Karting European Championship, European Championship in 2000, Hamilton progressed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Formula One World Championship
The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula One cars and the 76th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is contested over twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world. It began in March and will end in December. Drivers and teams compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT, is the reigning Drivers' Champion, while McLaren- Mercedes are the reigning Constructors' Champions. The 2025 season is the last year to utilise the power unit configuration introduced in 2014. A revised configuration without the Motor Generator Unit-Heat (MGU-H), but with a higher power output from the Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic (MGU-K), will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Formula One Racing Car
A Formula One car or F1 car is a single-seat, open-cockpit, open-wheel formula racing car used to compete in Formula One racing events. It has substantial front and rear wings, large wheels, and a turbocharged engine positioned behind the driver. The cars are constructed of carbon fibre and other composite materials for durability and are built to withstand high impact forces and considerable g forces. The early F1 cars were simpler designs with no wings, front mounted engines, and required significant driver effort to control. Later improvements saw the introduction of lighter cars due to metallurgical advancements, introduction of ground effect cars with the addition of wings and other aerodynamic surfaces, and control electronics. The introduction of turbocharged engines with higher efficiency, and energy recovery system to boost speeds led to faster and efficient racing cars. A modern F1 car has a carbon fibre monocoque with an open cockpit consisting of a single drive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2025 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Lenovo Japanese Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 April 2025 at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Mie, Suzuka, Japan. It was the third round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took pole position for the race, which he went on to win, with the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completing the podium. Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes became both the youngest driver List of Formula One driver records#Led for at least one lap, youngest leaders, to lead a race and List of Formula One driver records#Youngest drivers to set a fastest lap, to set a fastest lap in Formula One history. Background The event was held at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka, Mie, Suzuka for the 35th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 4–6 April. The Grand Prix was the third round of the 2025 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Canadian Grand Prix
The 2025 Canadian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada 2025) was a Formula One motor race which was held on 15 June 2025 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the tenth round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. George Russell of Mercedes took pole position and victory for the event, ahead of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull in second and Russell's teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli in third, the latter becoming the third-youngest driver to score a podium finish in Formula One. Championship rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided in the closing stages, leading to Norris's retirement from the race. This marked McLaren's first retirement since the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix where Norris also retired following a collision with Verstappen. This was also the first race since the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix where neither of the McLaren drivers finished on a podium position, with Piastri finishing fourth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Australian Grand Prix
The 2025 Australian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Louis Vuitton Australian Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 16 March 2025 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was the first round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship. Lando Norris in the McLaren won the race from pole position, ahead of Max Verstappen in the Red Bull and George Russell in the Mercedes. Norris' victory marked McLaren's first at Melbourne since Jenson Button's victory in 2012. Debutants Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls and Gabriel Bortoleto of Sauber both retired due to accidents, the former on the formation lap, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes finished fourth. Background The event was held at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne for the 28th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 14–16 March. The Grand Prix was the first round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the 39th running of the Australian Grand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Russell (racing Driver)
George William Russell (; born 15 February 1998) is a British racing driver who competes in Formula One for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes. Russell has won Formula One Grands Prix across seven seasons. Born and raised in King's Lynn, Russell began competitive kart racing aged seven. After a successful karting career—culminating in back-to-back victories at the KF3, junior direct-drive Karting European Championship in 2011 and 2012—Russell graduated to junior formulae. He won his first title at the 2014 BRDC Formula 4 Championship, 2014 BRDC F4 Championship. He then won the 2017 GP3 Series and the 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship back-to-back with ART Grand Prix, ART, becoming the fifth driver to win the GP2 Series, GP2/FIA Formula 2 Championship, Formula 2 championship in their rookie season and the second driver to win both titles in their respective rookie seasons. A member of the Mercedes Junior Team since 2017, Russell signed for Williams Racing, Williams in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (; born 25 August 2006) is an Italian racing driver who competes in Formula One for Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes. Born and raised in Bologna, Antonelli is the son of sportscar racing driver Marco Antonelli. After a successful karting career—culminating in back-to-back victories at the KF2, direct-drive Karting European Championship in 2020 and 2021—Antonelli graduated to junior formulae. He won his first title at the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with Prema Racing, Prema, before winning ADAC Formula 4 in 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship, 2022 and Formula Regional European in 2023 Formula Regional European Championship, 2023 with Prema, as well as Formula Regional Middle East in 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship, 2023 with Mumbai Falcons. In addition to becoming a race-winner in 2023 Italian GT Championship, Italian GT3, he also won a gold medal at the 2022 FIA Motorsport Games Formula 4 Cup, 2022 FIA Motorsport Games, representing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
