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Mercedes clinched both 2026 F1 titles with 3 races left.

At the Australian opener, George Russell took pole by eight tenths over Mercedes’ nearest rivals. It was a startling start to a new rules era, and the early results backed it up: Mercedes won the first six races. Kimi Antonelli secured the drivers’ title in Mexico, then Mercedes sealed the constructors’ title in Brazil a week later, with three scheduled rounds still to run. But the racing took a different turn in the second half. Mercedes added six more wins, while Lando Norris and Max Verstappen took three each, and Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc one each. Mercedes won just once in its last five races. The titles weren’t a late-season toss-up, but that shift gives the new rules era a reason to look toward a more competitive 2027.

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Coverage started November 10