Kimi Antonelli makes “very unpredictable” admission about new Mercedes F1 car

Kimi Antonelli has admitted that the Mercedes upgrades have been 'very unpredictable' at the Singapore GP

By Luke Newman · Crash

Published: Friday, 9 October 2026 at 2:25 PM

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Kimi Antonelli described his upgraded Mercedes as very unpredictable after qualifying seventh for the Singapore GP sprint race.
Mercedes implemented a split strategy, running older parts on George Russell's car and upgrades on Antonelli's car.
George Russell qualified second for the sprint race, outperforming Antonelli by seven tenths of a second.

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli admitted that his upgraded car felt "very unpredictable" and difficult to drive during the opening day of the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. While teammate George Russell qualified second for Saturday's sprint race using an older package, Antonelli qualified seventh while running the team's newly introduced aerodynamic updates.

Antonelli noted that he struggled starting from the opening practice session and questioned where he could bridge a seven-tenths deficit. Despite the sprint qualifying gap, Russell faces a grid penalty for Sunday's main race after taking a new power unit.

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