It's been quite the 2026 so far for Mercedes and its 19-year-old driver.
After going three consecutive races without a victory, Kimi Antonelli came out on top at the Belgium Grand Prix on July 19. Antonelli enters the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, July 26 with a healthy 45-point lead in the drivers' standings (204 to second-place Lewis Hamilton's 159); Antonelli's Mercedes teammate George Russell sits in third with 154 points in what has been a dominant 2026 Formula 1 racing season for Toto Wolff's team.
Mercedes enjoys a 73-point lead in the constructors' championship standings (358 to second-place Ferrari's 285). Mercedes has won eight of 10 races — including the first six — in 2026, and one of its drivers has been in the pole position in every
grand prix this season (Russell in Australia, Canada, Barcelona and Austria; Antonelli in China, Japan, Miami, Monaco, Britain and Belgium).
Here is what to know about Formula 1's Hungarian Grand Prix on July 26:
How to watch the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Date: Sunday, July 26
- Time: 9 a.m. ET
- Where: Hungaroring (Mogyoród, Hungary)
- TV and streaming: Apple TV (pre-race coverage begins at 7:50 a.m. ET)
Watch the Hungarian Grand Prix on Apple TV
2026 Formula 1 schedule and results
(All races broadcast on Apple TV)
- March 7 — Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit)
- Winner: George Russell, Mercedes
- March 15 — Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai International Circuit)
- Winner: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
- March 29 — Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka International Racing Course)
- Winner: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
- April 12 (CANCELED) — Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain International Circuit)
- April 19 (CANCELED) — Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah Street Circuit)
- May 3 — Miami Grand Prix (Miami International Autodrome)
- Winner: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
- May 24 — Canadian Grand Prix (Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve)
- Winner: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
- June 7 — Monaco Grand Prix (Circuit de Monaco)
- Winner: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
- June 14 — Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix (Circuit de Catalunya)
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
- June 28 — Austrian Grand Prix (Red Bull Ring)
- Winner: George Russell, Mercedes
- July 5 — British Grand Prix (Silverstone Circuit)
- Winner: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
- July 19 — Belgium Grand Prix (Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps)
- Winner: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
- July 26 — Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring), 9 a.m. ET
- Aug. 23 — Dutch Grand Prix (Circuit Park Zandvoort), 9 a.m. ET
- Sept. 6 — Italian Grand Prix (Autodromo Nazionale Monza), 9 a.m. ET
- Sept. 13 — Spanish Grand Prix (Madring), 9 a.m. ET
- Sept. 26 — Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku City Circuit), 7 a.m. ET
- Oct. 11 — Singapore Grand Prix (Marina Bay Street Circuit), 8 a.m. ET
- Oct. 25 — United States Grand Prix (Circuit of the Americas), 4 p.m. ET
- Nov. 1 — Mexico City Grand Prix (Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez), 3 p.m. ET
- Nov. 8 — São Paulo Grand Prix (Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace), 12 p.m. ET
- Nov. 21 — Las Vegas Grand Prix (Las Vegas Street Circuit), 11 p.m. ET
- Nov. 29 — Qatar Grand Prix (Losail International Circuit), 11 a.m. ET
- Dec. 6 — Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina Circuit), 8 a.m. ET
What are the Formula 1 teams and drivers?
Alpine
- Team chief: Flavio Briatore
- Drivers: Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly
Aston Martin
- Team chief: Adrian Newey
- Drivers: Fernando Alonso, Lance Stroll
Audi
- Team chief: Mattia Binotto
- Drivers: Gabriel Bortoleto, Nico Hülkenberg
Cadillac
- Team chief: Graeme Lowdon
- Drivers: Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez
Ferrari
- Team chief: Frédéric Vasseur
- Drivers: Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc
Haas
- Team chief: Ayao Komatsu
- Drivers: Oliver Bearman, Esteban Ocon
McLaren
- Team chief: Andrea Stella
- Drivers: Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri
Mercedes
- Team chief: Toto Wolff
- Drivers: Kimi Antonelli, George Russell
Red Bull Racing
- Team chief: Laurent Mekies
- Drivers: Isack Hadjar, Max Verstappen
Racing Bulls
- Team chief: Alan Permane
- Drivers: Liam Lawson, Arvid Lindblad
Williams
- Team chief: James Vowles
- Drivers: Alexander Albon, Carlos Sainz Jr.
➤ F1 driver and team standings
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