Wednesday\u2019s fast-paced F1 news includes Mercedes confirming George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli as its drivers for the F1 2026 season as rumours linking Christian Horner to Ferrari are placed under scrutiny.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s fly through the day\u2019s main headlines at the speed of light\u2026<\/p>\n
Mercedes confirms George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli for F1 2026 season<\/p>\n
Mercedes has confirmed that George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli will remain with the team for the F1 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Russell, who claimed his fifth career victory at the recent Singapore Grand Prix, has established himself as one of the best drivers on the grid since joining Mercedes ahead of the 2022 season.<\/p>\n
Antonelli set pole position for the sprint race in Miami before collecting his maiden podium finish in Canada in what has been an inconsistent debut campaign in F1 2025.<\/p>\n
Read more:\u00a0Mercedes confirms George Russell and Kimi Antonelli future with 2026 announcement<\/a><\/p>\n Christian Horner unlikely to return to F1 with Ferrari<\/p>\n Rumours that Christian Horner could embark on a sensational return to F1 with Ferrari are understood by PlanetF1.com to be largely wide of the mark.<\/p>\n PlanetF1.com revealed earlier this season that Horner was approached by Ferrari prior to his departure from Red Bull in July, with the rumours of a move to Maranello resurfacing this week.<\/p>\n However, Horner is thought to be prioritising a shareholding and\/or ownership position for his expected F1 comeback.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Could Christian Horner\u2019s F1 comeback really be with Ferrari?<\/a><\/p>\n Australian racing driver \u2018raped one of Michael Schumacher\u2019s nurses\u2019, prosecutors claim<\/p>\n An Australian racing driver raped one of Michael Schumacher\u2019s nurses in a bedroom at the family home of the F1 icon, prosecutors in Switzerland have claimed.<\/p>\n The unnamed individual, who is said to be a friend of Schumacher\u2019s son Mick, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a nurse in her thirties at the Schumacher family home in Gland in November 2019.<\/p>\n The accused is alleged to have raped the nurse \u2013 a member of the medical team taking care of Schumacher since his life-changing 2013 skiing accident \u2013 twice while she was unconscious.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0Australian racing driver \u2018raped one of Michael Schumacher\u2019s nurses\u2019, prosecutors claim<\/a><\/p>\n Williams boss prepared to bench Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon if worst-case scenario unfolds<\/p>\n James Vowles, the Williams team principal, has revealed that he would be prepared to bench Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon if the drivers were \u201ccrashing into each other more than they\u2019re finishing a race.\u201d<\/p>\n Vowles has overseen an impressive turnaround since being appointed the third team boss in Williams\u2019 history in 2023, with the team on course for fifth place \u2013 its best result since 2017 \u2013 in the F1 2025 constructors\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n The former Mercedes strategist took the difficult decision to withdraw Logan Sargeant from the 2024 Australian Grand Prix due to the team\u2019s lack of a spare chassis, with Albon taking over his teammate\u2019s car.<\/p>\n