Italian-flag hair gives Toto Wolff a question on ESPN F1

Mercedes' behind-the-scenes clip brings Kimi Antonelli's new look past George Russell and through the team's offices.

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Kimi shows Toto his new look 😂 (via @mercedesamgf1/IG)

George Russell arrives carrying luggage and immediately has something else to process. "What is going on?" he asks, taking in Kimi Antonelli's green, white and red hair.

ESPN F1's only new upload this week is a Mercedes-sourced behind-the-scenes clip, not a track highlight. Antonelli makes his way through the facility, greeting staff with hugs and handshakes before Toto Wolff gets another look. "Is that the flag?" the team principal asks. Antonelli confirms it is, prompting a rather more practical follow-up: "Do they pay you for this?"

The clip drew about 6,000 views in its first eleven hours and has the most momentum among the channel's featured uploads. Viewers are picking out Wolff's confused reaction. Further back, the Ferrari-sourced "Charles' laugh after is too much 😭 (via @scuderiaferrari/X)" and Lando Norris' paddock clip with Russell and Antonelli continue to collect smaller daily audiences.

Across ESPN F1, daily views are running at more than six times their usual level, although subscribers stayed unchanged over the week. Nearby motorsport channels have had varied weeks: Duncan Shaw added several million views, while John Doc's daily viewing is close to his usual level.

Here, the memorable exchange needs no timing screen. The camera operator asks Russell why he didn't do the Union Jack, leaving Mercedes with another possible hair-color assignment.

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The videos drawing views on ESPN F1 right now

Charles’ laugh after is too much 😭 (via @scuderiaferrari/X)27,164 views Lando Norris caught George and Kimi in the paddock 😭 (via @lando/IG)32,431 views

The numbers

Here is how ESPN F1's viewing and subscriber totals shaped up this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Duncan Shaw

3,316,848

Michael_titomc

2,438,060

Kale_DIT

2,416,087

Throttlehead

1,129,222

Spenser Wilton

671,539

Xtreme

565,704

ESPN F1

504,337

Visordown Motorcycle Vide…

86,819

John Doc

63,034

subscribers

148,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

107,144,123

views per day

241,760

typical day: 38,587

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Xtreme

183,000

Kale_DIT

171,000

Visordown Motorcycle Vide…

162,000

Duncan Shaw

162,000

John Doc

153,000

ESPN F1

148,000

Throttlehead

146,000

Spenser Wilton

138,000

Michael_titomc

135,000

As of November 12, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.