Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team One-Two Finish at 2026 Open Grand Prix

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Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsports Team achieved a "one-two finish" in the opening round of the 2026 F1 World Championship in Melbourne, Australia, on March 8 to finish first and second at the same time.

Team driver George Russell won the 5.278 km circuit 58 lap with a time of 1:23:06:801, while Kimi Antonelli finished second by a time of 2:974.

The two players also ranked first and second with records of 1:18:518 and 1:18:811 respectively in the previous qualifying.The achievement marks Mercedes' 61st one-two finish in F1's career and the first by a line-up of only drivers from the team's junior program.

Mercedes also won the Australian Grand Prix for the 132nd time in F1's career. Currently, the Mercedes team has won 43 points as of the end of the first round, starting the season as the number one constructor.George Russell expressed satisfaction with his performance after a close race and expressed his anticipation for the next event, the Chinese Grand Prix. The next competition will be held from March 13 to 15 in Shanghai, China.

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