Kimi Antonelli has already won the championship, but he is not treating the final races like a victory lap. The Mercedes driver arrives at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix as Formula 1’s newest world champion after clinching the title in Mexico City last weekend. At 20, and in only his second season, Antonelli has become the youngest champion in the sport’s history. That would be enough for most drivers to pause, breathe, and enjoy the moment. Antonelli’s message is different. He see

George Russell began 2026 as the driver many expected to beat. He ends it searching for answers. The Mercedes driver has won three races in a season that promised far more, while team-mate Kimi Antonelli has taken nine victories and become the youngest Formula 1 champion in history. That contrast has turned Russell’s campaign into one of the most uncomfortable stories of the year: not because he has been poor, but because the benchmark in the other Mercedes has been so high.

Bangkok’s river will become a ceremonial stage tomorrow, Friday 6 November, as the Royal Barge Procession returns to the Chao Phraya in one of Thailand’s most revered public spectacles. The procession will bring together 52 elaborately decorated ceremonial barges and approximately 2,200 Royal Thai Navy personnel, moving in formation along the city’s historic waterway. For Bangkok, it is more than a grand display. It is a rare moment when royal tradition, religious symbolism,

Manchester said farewell to one of its longest-serving political figures with a tribute that placed him not only in the council chamber, but in the everyday life of the city. At the funeral of Pat Karney, Andy Burnham described the former Manchester councillor as a “political genius” and said his “spirit is in every street” of Manchester. It was a fitting phrase for a politician whose work was rooted in local identity, public celebration and the steady craft of city politics.