Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix to overtake George Russell in race for F1 title Italian becomes youngest F1 championship leader Evening Standard · Mar 29
2026 F1 Championship: Kimi Antonelli is the youngest leader Antonelli takes the lead of the 2026 drivers' championship following his victory in the Japanese GP - check out the latest Formula 1 standings after the third round of the season at Suzuka Motorsport · Mar 29
Kimi Antonelli wins Japan Grand Prix to become youngest F1 championship leader Italian leads his Mercedes teammate George Russell by nine points with Oscar Piastri second for McLaren in his first race of the season The Guardian - AU · Mar 29
Five quick takeaways from F1's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Kimi Antonelli wins again and moves into the championship lead Motorsport · Mar 29
F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Antonelli to victory At Suzuka, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to clinch a second F1 win; he took the championship lead in the process Autosport · Mar 29
George Russell rues bad luck as Kimi Antonelli claims second straight win at Japanese Grand Prix Antonelli took advantage of a safety car period following British driver Ollie Bearman’s 191mph crash at Suzuka The Independent UK · Mar 29
F1 Japanese GP: Safety car helps Kimi Antonelli to victory At Suzuka, Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver to clinch a second F1 win, taking the championship lead in the process Motorsport · Mar 29
Ollie Bearman escapes serious injury after crashing out of Japanese Grand Prix Bearman lost control of his Haas at high speed as he attempted an aggressive pass on Alpine’s Franco Colapinto for 15th on the 22nd lap. The Independent UK · Mar 29
Kimi Antonelli goes back-to-back with victory in Suzuka – as it happened Italian makes it two in a row with a dominant second half of the race in Japan with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in second The Guardian - AU · Mar 29
George Russell urged to "reassert himself" at Mercedes amid Kimi Antonelli threat David Coulthard has warned that George Russell must assert his authority at Mercedes after Kimi Antonelli’s rapid rise intensified their early title fight Motorsport · Mar 28
Lewis Hamilton doubts Ferrari’s F1 upgrades amid Mercedes dominance in Japan The seven-time world champion could only qualify sixth for Sunday’s race at Suzuka The Independent UK · Mar 28
Max Verstappen explains why he kicked out British F1 journalist: ‘He laughed in my face’ Verstappen caused a stir on Thursday in Japan when he instructed a reporter to ‘get out’ from his media session The Independent UK · Mar 28
Max Verstappen casts doubt over F1 future by claiming he is ‘beyond frustrated’ Verstappen was eliminated in Q2 in Japan and out-qualified by his Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar. The Independent UK · Mar 28
Karun Chandhok impressed by Kimi Antonelli: "Had the upper hand" over George Russell all weekend Karun Chandhok praised Kimi Antonelli’s consistent speed at Suzuka after the Mercedes driver outperformed George Russell to take Japanese GP pole Motorsport · Mar 28
Motorsport · Mar 28 Here’s the starting grid for F1’s 2026 Japanese Grand Prix Kimi Antonelli secured pole position in Suzuka for the 2026 Japanese F1 Grand Prix. Check out the provisional starting grid, pending final approval by the FIA
Evening Standard · Mar 28 Mercedes continue early-season dominance as Kimi Antonelli pips George Russell to pole in Japan Italian starts first on race day for the second time in as many races as Max Verstappen struggles to get to grips with his Red Bull
Motorsport · Mar 28 Toto Wolff admits George Russell faces Japanese GP challenge after Mercedes tweak backfires Toto Wolff has warned George Russell will carry a disadvantage into the Japanese Grand Prix after a Mercedes set-up tweak
The Independent UK · Mar 28 Kimi Antonelli pips frustrated George Russell to pole at Japanese Grand Prix Buoyed by his maiden victory in China, Antonelli delivered another composed performance to secure top spot in Suzuka
The Guardian - AU · Mar 28 Kimi Antonelli on F1 Japanese GP pole in Mercedes lockout with George Russell Italian finished 0.298sec ahead of George Russell as Oscar Piastri qualified third, with his McLaren teammate Lando Norris fifth
Motorsport · Mar 28 Five quick takeaways from F1 Japanese GP qualifying Here is what we learned from qualifying at Suzuka on Saturday
Autosport · Mar 28 F1 Japanese GP: Antonelli on pole again, Verstappen out in Q2 Kimi Antonelli was fastest in qualifying at Suzuka, earning his second career pole position after China last time around
Motorsport · Mar 28 F1 Japanese GP: Kimi Antonelli on pole, Max Verstappen out in Q2 Kimi Antonelli was fastest in qualifying at Suzuka, earning his second career pole position after China last time around
The Independent UK · Mar 28 Ollie Bearman crash - latest: FIA release statement after 191mph shunt in Japan F1’s governing body has spoken out after the British 20-year-old endured a massive crash on Sunday
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28 Kimi Antonelli pips Mercedes teammate George Russell to pole for F1’s Japanese GP – as it happened Mercedes lockout front row with Oscar Piastri third after Max Verstappen is knocked out of qualifying early in Suzuka
Autosport · Mar 28 F1 Japanese GP: Mercedes takes 1-2 as Antonelli fastest in FP3 Mercedes remains on course for another front-row lock-out as Kimi Antonelli and George Russell show their hand in FP3 at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix