🏆️ Russell leads the way by four points, while Bearman is up to fifth in the standings!
The updated championship order after the #ChineseGP 👇
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Antonelli is voted #F1DriverOfTheDay for the third time in his career, winning the vote at the #ChineseGP by just 1.15%!
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Teams who've taken 1-2 finishes at the first two rounds of a season:
1981 - Williams
1992 - Williams
1998 - McLaren
2019 - Mercedes
2023 - Red Bull
2024 - Red Bull
2026 - Mercedes
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This is the first time an Italian has won with two British drivers joining him on the podium since the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix, which was won by Vittorio Brambilla with James Hunt and Tom Pryce in 2nd and 3rd!
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Hearing these anthems this way around feels illegal
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Lewis Hamilton records his first podium finish in a Grand Prix with Ferrari! It’s his first podium since the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix
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Antonelli is the first Italian driver to win a Grand Prix since Giancarlo Fisichella at the 2026 Malaysian Grand Prix – almost exactly 20 years ago!
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🏁🇨🇳 2026 #ChineseGP Result:
1. Antonelli
2. Russell
3. Hamilton
4. Leclerc
5. Bearman
6. Gasly
7. Lawson
8. Hadjar
9. Sainz
10. Colapinto
11. Hulkenberg
12. Lindblad
13. Bottas
14. Ocon
15. Perez
DNF: Verstappen, Alonso, Stroll
DNS: Piastri, Norris, Bortoleto, Albon #F1
Antonelli becomes F1’s second youngest winner, behind only Verstappen who set the record ten years ago at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix
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🏁🇨🇳🏆 Kimi Antonelli is a Grand Prix winner! He takes victory in the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix!
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Antonelli has started the final lap of the race!
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Can't believe Mr Flag Waver is today's flag waver
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A brief yellow flag as Antonelli locks up at the final hairpin! The gap is down to 7 seconds with three laps to go
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Verstappen is slowing! He's told to retire the car
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The Ferrari drivers exchange places once more - Hamilton remains ahead for now!
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Antonelli leads by almost 7 seconds. The two Mercedes drivers are setting similar lap times at the moment - just 0.003s separated their times on their last tour!
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Ocon takes a 10-second time penalty for causing the collision with Colapinto
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🇨🇳 Lap 36/56. 20 Laps to go. Current order:
1. Antonelli
2. Russell
3. Leclerc
4. Hamilton
5. Bearman
6. Verstappen
7. Gasly
8. Lawson
9. Hadjar
10. Sainz
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Hamilton says he has power issues - but he passes his team-mate, as Leclerc runs wide
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Whoever had Lap 33 on the "when will Alonso retire" sweepstake - you win
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Ocon and Colapinto have made contact. The Haas and Alpine made contact just after Colapinto had pitted. They touched and spun through the opening corners
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Russell takes P2 from Leclerc. His Mercedes team-mate leads by 7.5 seconds
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Linblad spins, bringing out the yellow flags momentarily
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The Ferraris go side by side, which allows Russell to take advantage and pass Hamilton on the back straight
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Hamilton takes back P2 from Leclerc - but not for long! Leclerc is back ahead again!
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Leclerc passes Hamilton at the hairpin - Hamilton fights back through the opening corners, but Leclerc is ahead still. Russell tries to capitalise, but he remains behind
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Antonelli leads by two seconds. Behind him, Hamilton, Leclerc and Russell behind are separated by just a second
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Colapinto has held on well with his older tyres - but the chasing pack is closing in now. Bearman passes him for P5
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New fastest lap from Hamilton, as his team-mate passes Colapinto for P3. Hamilton is within a second of the leading Mercedes
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Hamilton gets the job done and is now 1.1s behind leader Antonelli
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