Kimi Antonelli's Stunning Japanese GP Win

0:00On March 29th, Kimi Antonelli just snagged his second straight win at the Japanese Grand Prix, putting the young Italian driver at the top of the. Driver's championship standings as the youngest ever to lead it. From pole position ahead of team-made George Russell, Antonelli had a rough launch, dropping back to sixth place right off the line with Russell, struggling to. But a safety car came out early after a crash, letting Antonelli pit perfectly and jumped to the lead, where he held on for a 13-second victory. Over Oster Piaestry, while Russell fought his way to fourth. Mercedes-Boss Total Wolf gave big props to Antonelli speed and smarts in the race, calling his recovery impressive, despite that botched start, which. He blamed partly on the car and driver wheel spin. Wolf admitted mixed feelings about Antonelli outshining Russell all weekend, especially after a set-up tweak hurt George's qualifying and race pace, turning their tight pole fight into a tougher battle. Antonelli's been with Mercedes since their junior program back in 2018,

1:00and Wolf says it feels like yesterday he was just a kid wandering. Into the office, now he's schooling the field and got the team eyeing even bigger moves ahead. Stay locked in with F1 News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.