Antonelli Dominates Japanese Grand Prix Pole

0:00On March 28th, Kimi Antonelli locked down pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, marking his second career pole and back-to-back wins from the top. Spot. The young Mercedes driver smoked his teammate George Russell by solid margins all weekend, including six tents in Q2 and three in Q3. Earlier sessions saw Ferrari and Mercedes out front in Q1, with McLaren close behind, while Williams, Cadillac, and Aston Martin struggled in the drop. Zone. It pushes from Carlos Sines and Alex Albin got them into the top 15, but Oliver Bareman shocked everyone by bowing out early in 18th for, Haas. Max Perstappen faced the nightmare in Q2, getting bumped out after complaining on the radio that his red bulls suddenly felt undrivable with rear. Instability at high speeds. Oscar Piazdri set an early pace there, but Antonelli and Charles LaClaire topped it to advance. Q3, Antonelli dropped a 1 minute 28.78 second lap, leaving Russell 3 tents back.

1:01Piazdri nabbed third ahead of Lando Norris and LaClaire, with Lewis Hamilton 6th, and Pierre Gasley stealing 7th from Isaac Hadjar. The grid shapes uptight for Sunday, Mercedes up front, McLaren and Ferrari chasing, midfield scraps heating up with rookies like Gabriel Bordeaux, and Arvid Lynn Blad, on Row 5 Race Day, could flip everything. This has been F1 News today, powered by AI.