Antonelli tops Russell in 2026 F1 championship — SkimNews
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- Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell 302-236 in championship points at Mercedes, sitting 1st to Russell's 2nd overall; Antonelli also leads the qualifying head-to-head 8-7 and the Grand Prix race tally 10-5.
- Lewis Hamilton outscores Charles Leclerc 199-179 at Ferrari, holding 3rd in the drivers' standings to Leclerc's 5th.
- Lando Norris leads McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri 186-120 in points, with Norris 4th and Piastri 7th overall, plus a 5-0 sweep in Sprint races.
- Max Verstappen dominates Isack Hadjar 163-86 at Red Bull; stand-in Liam Lawson was swept 3-0 across the Dutch, Italian and Spanish Grands Prix.
- Fernando Alonso leads Lance Stroll 13-2 in Grand Prix qualifying at Aston Martin — the widest intra-team qualifying margin in the field — with the team placing 19th (Alonso) and 21st (Stroll) overall.
- Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas at Cadillac have scored zero championship points despite Perez leading their race head-to-head 9-4, finishing 23rd and 22nd overall.
Why it matters: The intra-team standings expose Mercedes' standout development: Antonelli leads the championship over Russell, reshaping the team's competitive picture. At the back, Cadillac's zero-points haul and Aston Martin's 13-2 qualifying gap between Alonso and Stroll underline a yawning gulf between midfield and tail of the 2026 grid.
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