ANTONELLI LEADS CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER DUTCH VICTORY

Original: The 2026 F1 Championship: Kimi Antonelli stays top as Lewis Hamilton loses runner-up spot

Kimi Antonelli maintains the championship lead after the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix, while Lewis Hamilton drops from runner-up position.

At the end of the 2026 Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell scored the same number of points under the sprint format, therefore cancelling each other out in the championship even though the Mercedes team order benefited the Italian at the end of the race. As such, Russell re