Kimi Antonelli Secures Pole at Japanese Grand Prix

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome to F1 News today, AI-powered coverage of your squad, I'm Corey with the story. Kimi Antonelli grabbed pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka for 2026, the young Mercedes driver clocking one minute, 28.778 seconds to edge out teammate George Russell by just under three tenths. Building on his first pole from China last race, Antonelli nailed provisional pole in his opening Q3 lap and held firm while Russell locked down. Second and McLaren's Oscar Pioschri took third 0.56 off the pace. Charles Leclerc slid to fourth after a late oversteer moment in his Ferrari with Lando Norris fifth for McLaren and Lewis Hamilton sixth in the other, Ferrari. The shot came in Q2 when Maxx for snapping got knocked out in 11th for Red Bull, calling his car completely undrivable and snapping his four-year. The pole streak at this track, lower down, Hoss's Esteban Okon hit 12th, and early exits

1:02hit Oli Bairman in 18th for Hoss plus Cadillac Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas. At the back, setting up a wild race tomorrow.