After her first victory in China, Andra Kimi Antonelli made history again. The Italian comfortably won the Japanese Grand Prix and, at just 19 years old, became the youngest driver to lead a drivers' championship
.The race started with a lot of movement upstairs. The Mercedes failed to hold the lead and Oscar Piastri took the opportunity to take the lead in the first few meters, followed by Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris. However, as the laps went by, George Russell reacted and got into the fight for the lead
.The leadership changed hands several times until Antonelli, with a solid pace and an effective strategy, managed to assert himself at the forefront after the departure of the safety car caused by the severe accident of Oliver Bearman. From there, the Italian did not let go of control of the race and was on his way to his second consecutive victory
. Piastri finished behind the Italian, who after not being able to race in either Australia or China achieved a solid second place, followed by Leclerc.Further behind were Russell, who, despite his repeated attempts, failed to get on the podium, and Lewis Hamilton, who was also in the fight for third place
.For his part, Franco Colapinto had a race conditioned by the strategy and the inopportune timing of the Safety Car. Although he had managed to advance positions at the start and came in 13th, his entry to the pits before the save due to the Bearman crash relegated him to 16th place, falling behind Carlos Sainz, who
never let him pass.However, it wasn't all bad news for Alpine. Pierre Gasly scored points thanks to a hard-working seventh place, earned deservedly after keeping Max Verstappen behind for much of the race. Behind the Dutchman, Liam Lawson and Esteban Ocon closed the top 10
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already surpassed Japan, it should be remembered that Formula 1 will go on hiatus during April due to the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The activity will only resume in May with the Miami Grand Prix
.Leaderboard after Japan
1st - Andra Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 72 points 2nd - George Russell (Mercedes) - 63 Points
3rd - Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 49 points
4th - Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 43 points 5th - Lando Norris (McLaren) - 23 points
6th - Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 21 points
7th - Oliver Bearman (Haas) - 17 points 8th - PIERRE GASLY (Alpine) - 15 points
9th - Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 12 points 7th -
Oliver Bearman (Haas) - 17 points 8th - PIERRE GASLY (Alpine) - 15 points
9th - Max Verstappen (Red Bull) son (Racing Bulls) - 10 points
11th -
Arvid Limblad (Racing Bulls) - 4 points
12th - Isaac Hadjar (Red Bull) - 4 points 13th - Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 2 points
14th - Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) - 2 points
