Kimi Antonelli Nails Pole at Japanese GP

0:00It's March 28th, this is F1 News today, AI-powered updates on your team. I'm Cory with the story. Kimi Antonelli snacked pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix, outpacing his Mercedes teammate George Russell by nearly three-tenths of a second in. Qualifying. The 19-year-old posted a blistering lap of 1 minute 28.778 seconds at Suzuka, locking out the front row for. Mercedes for the third race in a row. Just two weeks after becoming the youngest pole sitter in Formula One history, Antonelli kept his hot streak alive. Russell battled balance issues all session, but Antonelli stayed smooth and built speed lap by lap. Antonelli called it a solid day. Happy with his progress, despite a lock-up, costing him time on his second Q3 run. He praised the passionate Japanese fans and the thrill of racing this historic track, saying it gives the team a real boost. Looking ahead, he's aiming to dodge those small mistakes from earlier, like his crash and practice down under or penalties in China and chase his second.

1:03Win. With eight of the last 12 Japanese Grand Prix won from pole, a clean race could vault him past Russell in the standings. Antonelli's already got a second place in a victory this season, building serious momentum with the car. Tomorrow's race is his shot to keep squeezing out more performance and stay in the title hunt.