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From Tokyo to Coventry: Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu on his journey to F1s "piranha club
2+ week, 6+ day ago (634+ words) In another world, Ayao Komatsu would be the one asking the questions. "I actually wanted to be an investigative journalist," the Haas F1 team principal reveals. "I wanted to do journalism that the police and the media wouldn't touch. My own…...
Antonelli, 19, banned from fizz on podium as he celebrates history in Japan
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1044+ words) KIMI ANTONELLI became F1s youngest ever title leader " but was not allowed a celebratory bottle of champers on the podium because he was too young. The 19-year-old Mercedes youngster deserved to raise a glass after winning the Japanese Grand Prix to…...
These are the youngest F1 drivers to lead the world championship
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (750+ words) With his victory at the 2026 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix and his team-mate's fourth-place finish, Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli became the new championship leader. In the process, he earned the record as the youngest driver ever to top the F1 championship. Antonelli's achievement…...
The youngest drivers to lead the F1 world championship
2+ week, 2+ day ago (962+ words) Kimi Antonelli became the youngest driver " and only teenager " to lead the F1 world championship, with victory at the 2026 Japanese GP Kimi Antonelli became the first teenager to ever lead the Formula 1 world championship after winning the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix. His…...
Kimi Antonelli's "tremendous" Japanese GP recovery drive applauded as win makes F1 history
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (323+ words) Kimi Antonelli reached a new milestone at the 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, becoming the youngest championship leader in Formula 1's history. F1 TV pundit Alex Brundle commended the Italian driver's "tremendous performance" during the race at the Suzuka circuit. Antonelli arrived in…...
Kimi Antonelli takes his first F1 win with victory in China to extend Mercedes' dominant start
4+ week, 2+ day ago (627+ words) The 19-year-old Italian pulled clear of an entertaining battle between Russell and the two Ferraris to take a commanding win at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday and share the podium with his teammate and Hamilton, the seven-time champion he…...
Kimi Antonelli takes his first F1 win in China
4+ week, 2+ day ago (744+ words) Kimi Antonelli entered the world championship fight after he became Formula One's second youngest winner in history with victory at Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix " as Lewis Hamilton claimed the first podium of his Ferrari career. Antonelli, 19 years and 202 days, delivered…...
Formula 1 stakeholders scramble to save the sport's soul on April 9
1+ week, 4+ day ago (513+ words) Phillip van Osten 03/04/2026 at 11: 0904/04/2026 at 11: 42 Formula 1s bold new era is already under fire " and now the sports powerbrokers are scrambling to respond. After just three races under the 2026 regulations, discontent has spread from the cockpit to the pit wall, forcing…...
Formula 1 cancels races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
4+ week, 2+ day ago (255+ words) Formula 1 is officially canceling two upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to the Iran war and the widening conflict in the Middle East, it announced Saturday. The Bahrain Grand Prix was scheduled for April 12, and the Saudi Arabia…...
Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
4+ week, 2+ day ago (596+ words) The announcement was made early Sunday morning in Shanghai ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix. "Due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East region, the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix will not take place in April," F1 said. "While…...