2026年F1シーズンが展開する中、メルセデスとマクラーレンの両チームが今週末のカナダGPで大幅な車両アップグレードを導入する。
開幕から4戦を全勝したメルセデスは、シリーズ序盤のリーダーとしてジル・ヴィルヌーヴ・サーキットでの戦いに臨む。2年目のドライバーであるキミ・アントネッリは、マイアミでのハットトリックを含む連勝でチャンピオンシップをリードしており、チームメイトのジョージ・ラッセルに20ポイントの差をつけている。チームは優位性をさらに広げるべく、大規模なアップグレードパッケージをモントリオールに温存していた。
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Kimi Antonelli holds a 43-point lead over Mercedes teammate George Russell heading into the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend. The pair have agreed to race freely with mutual respect after an on-track clash in Canada. Will Buxton has tipped Russell to challenge strongly on the street circuit.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has urged his team to stay balanced as it prepares to introduce its first major upgrade package of the 2026 Formula 1 season at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. The Brackley outfit aims to respond to gains made by rivals such as McLaren at the Miami Grand Prix.
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Mercedes and McLaren have introduced major aerodynamic upgrades at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend. The packages mark key steps in their 2026 Formula 1 development efforts.
George Russell claimed pole position for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, with Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli alongside him on the front row.
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Experts James Hinchcliffe and Jolyon Palmer view McLaren's major car upgrade for the Miami Grand Prix—announced by team principal Andrea Stella—as a possible season restart, given the team's Miami dominance and rivals' improvements.
Mercedes driver George Russell retired from the lead of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on lap 30 due to a power unit failure. His team-mate Kimi Antonelli took the win, extending his championship advantage to 43 points.
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McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the team lacked the pace to challenge for the podium in the Canadian Grand Prix even without its tyre strategy and reliability problems. The squad struggled particularly in the cold conditions at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.