Mercedes will not use team orders to protect Kimi Antonelli as the 2026 Formula 1 title fight enters its most delicate phase, potentially creating an opportunity for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari. Formula 1 returns on 23 August with the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, where Kimi Antonelli will arrive as Drivers’ Championship leader with six victories and 219 points, 50 ahead of Lewis Hamilton and 59 clear of Mercedes team-mate George Russell. Despit…