Kimi Antonelli made the most of a safety car to recover from a poor start and win at Suzuka, becoming the youngest person ever to lead the F1 drivers' championship.

Mercedes has been untouchable so far this season, but in Japan, it looks set to face challenges on multiple fronts.

Kimi Antonelli secured his second consecutive pole position as Mercedes was untouchable in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli led a Mercedes 1-2 as he claimed his first F1 win in Shanghai.

Kimi Antonelli broke Sebastian Vettel's 18-year record for youngest polesitter as his Mercedes teammate George Russell battled car issues.

Mercedes maintained its dominance at the front of the pack as Russell held off the Ferraris of Hamilton and Leclerc to score a Sprint victory.

George Russell and Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli established a comfortable margin over the field in the sole practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix.

George Russell led a Mercedes one-two finish in the first grand prix of the season as Ferrari followed the Silver Arrows home.

Mercedes dominated the first qualifying of F1's new season and new regulation era in Melbourne.

Russell was 0.616s clear of Hamilton, who pipped teammate Leclerc to second place in the final minutes of the session.