Current Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli has spent part of his Easter break at Valentino Rossi’s famed VR46 Motor Ranch in Tavullia, Italy.<\/p>\n
After a strong start to the 2026 season, which has included back-to-back wins at the Chinese and Japanese Grands Prix, Antonelli has proven himself to be a title contender. With the F1 calendar taking a five-week break due to the cancellation of the\u00a0Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, the Italian driver chose to go for an adrenaline-fuelled weekend at Rossi’s ranch.<\/p>\n
Antonelli shared footage on social media over the Easter weekend of his time at the seven-time MotoGP champion’s dirt-track ranch alongside current MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi and members of the VR46 Academy.<\/p>\n
While others took to the track, it looked as though the Mercedes<\/a> F1 driver kept his feet on solid ground to watch the action as the others tore up the dirt.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Antonelli heads into the five-week break from F1 as the leader of the drivers’ standings. He leads with 72 points with his Mercedes team-mate George Russell<\/a> nine points behind in second with 63 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n “It feels pretty good,” Antonelli after taking the championship lead after the Japanese Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Of course it’s still early days to think about the championship, but we’re on a good way. In the race, I had a terrible start \u2013 I just need to check what happened \u2013 but then I was lucky with the safety car to be in the lead. Then the pace was just incredible and it was a really nice second stint. I felt very good with the car and very pleased with that.”<\/p>\n Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc<\/a> and Lewis Hamilton<\/a> follow in the drivers’ standings in third and fourth.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Miami Grand Prix will take place from 1-3 May at the Miami International Autodrome.<\/p>\n We want your opinion!<\/p>\n What would you like to see on Motorsport.com?<\/p>\n