Antonelli's worst weekend of 2026 was still an F1 champion's drive
Kimi Antonelli called Baku his worst weekend by far, yet fifth place and a 66-point lead suggest it may have shown him at his best
On June 17 Motor Sport teamed up with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Formula Student programme to host an event featuring three of F1’s top engineers.
Ed Foster was on hand to question former Lotus technical director James Allison, Mercedes engineering director Andy Cowell and Gordon Day of Williams Hybrid Power. If you want to know more about 2014’s new engine formula and the sport’s future increased efficiency there’s no better place to start. The crowd of young engineers had plenty to ask as well.
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