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Valsecchi says Antonelli ‘massacring' Russell at Mercedes

May 18 Former GP2 champion Davide Valsecchi says Kimi Antonelli is doing far more than merely handling the pressure of Formula 1 – he is destroying George Russell at Mercedes. Antonelli's extraordinary start to 2026 has already turned the internal Mercedes hierarchy upside down, with the 19-year-old now leading Russell comfortably in the championship after three consecutive wins from pole position. Valsecchi believes Miami exposed just how one-sided the current situation has become. 'In the second weekend he massacred Russell from the first to the last lap,' he told Formula1.it. 'In Miami there was never a comparison between the two in terms of speed. Throughout the weekend he was...
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