Kimi Antonelli Secures Pole at Japanese Grand Prix

0:00On March 28th, Kimi Antonelli snagged pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, putting Mercedes on the front roll lockout once more. He edged out teammate George Russell by just 300s of a second with a blistering lap of 1 minute 28.78 seconds. Coming off his record as the youngest pole sitter ever in China, the Italian team showed no signs of slowing down and qualifying. Keostry and LeClair pushed hard through the early stages, but Antonelli's killer final lap shut the door on everyone. Now he lines up to chase his second win this season, where starting a front at Suzuka has proven a real edge time, and again, that's the story for today, F1 News Today, Driven by AI.