Kimi Antonelli admits the start of the Formula 1 season has gone better than he predicted and has automatically increased expectations as the championship leader.

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The cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix means that Andrea Kimi Antonelli's momentum from his back-to-back two wins will be quashed, says George Russell.

Oscar Piastri finally got a race under his belt in Japan, but could it have been a win if a safety car hadn't intervened?

Kimi Antonelli says it's too early to be thinking about the title, despite back-to-back grand prix wins, but knows what he needs to do if he's to mount a sustained title challenge.

Oscar Piastri was happy to be nearer to Mercedes in qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix, but says McLaren still needs to find pace and grip.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were held back by their engine's energy deployment in the final part of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli returned Mercedes to the top of the time sheet for final practice at the Japanese Grand Prix, with teammate George Russell making it a Mercedes 1-2.

After shadowing the two Mercedes earlier in the day, McLaren's Oscar Piastri topped the field in Friday's second practice session for the Japanese GP at Suzuka.