MERCEDES rookie Kimi Antonelli will start the Japanese Grand Prix on pole position ahead of teammate George Russell, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri third. The Italian delivered a composed lap of 1:28.778 to secure pole for Sunday’s race, carrying the strong form he showed throughout practice into qualifying.

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli won the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit to secure the first Formula One victory of his career, leading home teammate George Russell for a Mercedes one-two finish as Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton completed the podium. The victory also made Antonelli the first Italian driver to win a Formula One grand prix in twenty years.

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli became the youngest pole-sitter in Formula One history after securing pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix during a dramatic qualifying session in Shanghai. The nineteen-year-old delivered a stunning lap of 1:32.064 to secure pole for Sunday’s race and underline Mercedes’ strong start to the 2026 season. “It was a pretty clean session, so really happy,” Antonelli said after qualifying. “George had an issue in Q3 and it would have been cool t

Mercedes driver George Russell claimed victory in the opening race of the 2026 Formula One season after a dramatic Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. Russell completed the fifty-eight lap race ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli to secure a dominant one-two finish for Mercedes, while Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc completed the podium in third. “I’m feeling incredible,” Russell said after the race. “It was a hell of a fight at the beginning. We knew it was going to be challenging. I

McLaren's Lando Norris capped off a flawless weekend at Interlagos with victory in the São Paulo Grand Prix, leading home Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who produced a remarkable recovery drive from the pit lane to finish third.