{"id":524574,"date":"2026-03-15T07:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/524574\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T07:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:02:13","slug":"record-breaking-kimi-antonelli-starts-on-pole-for-f1s-chinese-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/524574\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking Kimi Antonelli starts on pole for F1’s Chinese Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHANGHAI \u2014 Kimi Antonelli is seeking to convert his record-breaking pole position into a first career Formula 1<\/a> win but will have to stay ahead of his Mercedes teammate George Russell at Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

Antonelli became the youngest driver to qualify on pole position<\/a> for an F1 Grand Prix race Saturday. The 19-year-old Italian starts on the front row alongside Russell, who recovered from technical problems to post the second-fastest time.<\/p>\n

They’re looking to continue Mercedes dominance in F1’s new era of regulations<\/a> after Russell won last week’s Australian Grand Prix and the sprint race in China on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Lewis Hamilton in third and Charles Leclerc in fourth have a fast-starting Ferrari which has shown it can challenge Mercedes off the line. Oscar Piastri is fifth for McLaren.<\/p>\n

Piastri’s teammate, F1 champion Lando Norris, was due to start sixth in the other McLaren but was left stuck in his pit with apparent technical problems as others lined up on the grid.<\/p>\n

F1 is racing hours after it announced next month’s races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will not go ahead<\/a> because of the war in the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/a><\/p>\n

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