Mercedes Still Not Using 2026 Upgrade Amid Ferrari, Audi, Honda's Competition
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Mercedes have been free to use their 2026 upgrade since the first-round results were communicated in June, but are not thought to have done so yet. Ferrari, Audi and Honda are thought to have each introduced one of their two upgrades for 2026.
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BBC SportThat means Mercedes are allowed one additional upgrade in 2026 and one in 2027, and the other manufacturers, bar Red Bull, two.
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Antonelli currently holds a 59-point lead at the top of the standings over Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, with an in-form Norris 83 points back in fourth. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes are 87 points clear of Ferrari, while McLaren trail by 162 points.
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SB NationThe Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship standings, that is. Kimi Antonelli remains in the lead ahead of the British Grand Prix, thanks to a string of five consecutive wins, but teammate George Russell pulled within 40 points of the young Mercedes driver thanks to Sunday’s win at the Austrian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton is lurking as well, in the wake of his first Grand Prix win for Ferrari, coming at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix a few weeks ago.
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The FIA has confirmed findings from the first two periods of performance review; Red Bull were adjudged to have the strongest engine in the first period, giving the other manufacturers upgrades; watch the Italian Grand Prix at Monza live on Sky Sports F1 on September 4-6
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BBC SportPublished Red Bull have again been found to have the most powerful engine in Formula 1 in the latest rankings by governing body the FIA.
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F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings Here are the current F1 Constructors’ Championship standings, following the Dutch Grand Prix.
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How do tiebreakers work in F1? Tiebreakers in the F1 standings work on a “countback” system, looking at race results. For example, when there is a tie at the top of the standings, that is broken by counting the number of Grand Prix wins. If, hypothetically, two drivers finish the year tied in points atop the standings, the driver with the most Grand Prix wins would win the championship. If that number is the same, the driver with the most second-place finishes would win, working down the finishing order until the tie is broken.
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01 Sky Sports Thursday 27 August 2026 07:04, UK Mercedes could be left "hanging on" to win this year's titles after appearing to have front-loaded the development of their 2026 car, according to Sky Sports F1's Bernie Collins.
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02 BBC Sport Nikolas Tombazis, FIA director of single-seaters, said: "The FIA has undertaken thorough and exhaustive analysis as part of our Aduo review process.
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03 SB Nation The FIA, Formula 1’s governing body, announced on Wednesday the results of the Period 2 reporting for Additional Development and Upgrade Opportunities [ADUO], keeping Red Bull-Ford Powertrains as the benchmark for the F1 grid.
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