Kimi Antonelli knocked George Russell off the world championship summit after he claimed his second win in a row at Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix. Antonelli took advantage of a safety car period following British driver Ollie Bearman’s 191mph crash in Suzuka to land a free pit-stop and leapfrog his rivals. We use a number of different Social Media outlets to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. The safety car cost Mercedes driver George Russell (Hiro Komae/AP)Russell knew the safety car had cost him. Russell’s mood deteriorated when Leclerc and Hamilton relegated him to fifth after the safety car peeled in on lap 27.

Source: Irish Independent March 29, 2026 17:53 UTC