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Antonelli takes championship lead with victory in Japan

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Kimi Antonelli took his second win in succession becoming the youngest driver to lead the World Championship in the process with victory in Japan ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc. The young Italian benefited from a safety car allowing him to pit and retain the lead with his teammate George Russell left frustrated with a fourth place finish ahead of reigning champion Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton finished sixth while Alpine’s Pierre Gasly held off the Red Bull of Max Verstappen for a respectable P7 finish at Suzuka.

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Antonelli beats teammate Russell to pole in Japan

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Kimi Antonelli took his second pole position in a row as he beat Mercedes team-mate George Russell in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix. Antonelli was fastest throughout the session and beat Russell by 0.298 seconds, despite not improving on his final run at Suzuka. Russell also did not improve but still had enough to beat McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, who will be joined on the second row by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. McLaren’s Lando Norris was fifth after a troubled weekend so far, ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari, while Max Verstappen was knocked out in the second session and will start 11th.

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Jonathan Wheatley leaves role as Audi team principal

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Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley has left the team with immediate effect. The development comes a day after news broke that the 58-year-old Englishman had been approached by Aston Martin to be their team principal. A statement from Audi said Wheatley was leaving for “personal reasons”. Mattia Binotto will take over the responsibilities of team principal in addition to his role as head of the Audi F1 project.

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Antonelli beats Russell to claim maiden win at Chinese Grand Prix

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Teenager Kimi Antonelli took his first Formula 1 victory as he led team-mate George Russell home in a Mercedes one-two at the Chinese Grand Prix. The 19-year-old Italian became the second youngest grand prix winner in history, a day after becoming the youngest pole-sitter, with a controlled drive after briefly losing the lead at the start to Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari. Hamilton complete the podium ahead of Charles Leclerc in the sister Ferrai while Haas’ Ollie Bearman finished a superb P5 as his star continues to rise in the sport.

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F1 cancels Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Grands Prix

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Formula 1 has confirmed the cancellation of races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, reducing the 2026 season to 22 races. The sport had been due in Bahrain for the season’s fourth round from April 10-12 before racing in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah a week later from April 17-19, but both countries are among the Gulf states to have been struck by attacks from Iran in retaliation to US-Israeli air strikes.

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