F1 Japanese GP 2026, Race: Antonelli starts poorly but takes advantage of the Safety Car wildcard and then dominates – LIVE
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2026 Japanese GP, race results: Kimi repeats and flies to the top of the World Championship! Piastri 2nd, Leclerc beats Russell and takes the podium
The Japanese GP standings: Antonelli triumphs at Suzuka and becomes the first Italian to win two GPs in a row since Ascari’s time.
2026 Drivers’ Championship: the standings after the Japanese GP
How the Drivers’ World Championship standings changed after the Japanese GP, Andrea Kimi Antonelli is the new leader
“You have balls of steel”. Even Bozzi goes crazy over the radio for the Leclerc-show
Phenomenal performance by the Monegasque, who put on a show on track battling against Hamilton and Russell
2026 Constructors’ Championship: the standings after the Japanese GP
Mercedes goes into the break with a 45-point lead over Ferrari, McLaren gets back on track, the others don’t exist
Antonelli joins the legends: two wins in a row like Ascari in 1953. And brings Italy back to the top of the World Championship.
The Bolognese driver also triumphed at Suzuka, continuing to set new records for our country and beyond
Bearman is the first victim of ‘superclipping’: fortunately he got away with a bruise
Oliver Bearman had a very close call when he had to avoid Colapinto’s Alpine, losing control of his Haas
Norris: “It breaks your heart to slow down so much, Suzuka is no longer fun for me”
Lando Norris’s harsh words towards the F1 of “super clipping”, that slowdown that destroys the concept and the beauty of qualifying
No footage of the 130R, Antonelli’s onboard lap becomes a case. F1 justifies itself: “Technical problem”
The criticism from many fans towards the Circus and these new single-seaters does not subside.
Race strategies, Pirelli: “We don’t rule out any of the three compounds”
Simone Berra, Pirelli’s Chief Engineer, illustrates the likely strategies for the race, where Antonelli starts from pole once again