F1 Racing

KIMI ANTONELLI WINS the 2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix for MERCEDES in his FIRST GRAND PRIX VICTORY! Kimi slides out of the hairpin at Turn 14 and takes the COMMANDING WIN as the YOUNGEST driver on POLE to a strong FINISH! Kimi wins in style with the FASTEST LAP 1:35.275 on Lap 53, the HAT TRICK, and he is the FIRST Italian to win in 20 YEARS! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 56 P10 Colapointo is 0.713 seconds behind P9 Sainz and is on his tail fighting for a point! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 56 of 56 FINAL LAP! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 55 of 56 TWO LAPS REMAIN! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 53 ANTONELLI RUNS OFF THE TRACK at the Turn 14 hairpin with an UNFORCED ERROR! He recovers and rejoins to start Lap 54 of 56. Bono comes on the radio with a calm tone: "Let's just get this thing home." #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 53 Race leader P1 Antonelli sets new fastest lap 1:35.275 #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive #fastest

LAP 52 P1 Kimi Antonelli is cruising out front with a 9.3 second lead to Mercedes teammate P2 Russell and 18 seconds over P3 Hamilton! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 50 of 56 P1 ANT RUS HAM LEC BEA GAS LAW HAD SAI COL P11 HUL LIN BOT PER OCO OUT: VER ALO STR PIA NOR BOR ALB

LAP 48 Ocon serves his 10 second penalty for causing a collision with Colapinto ... and has a slow stop as Haas crew makes some adjustments to the damage on the side of his car He rejoins in last place P15 #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 46 Gasly passes Verstappen for P6 VERSTAPPEN OUT! ... but Max is told to retire the car as he slows and takes his Red Bull to the pits! He has an electrical problem as the wheel goes black for a few seconds WHat a horrible way to commemorate the 11th anniversary of his F1 debut! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 44 Lindblad pits for hard tyres and rejoins in P15 splitting P14 Bottas's and P16 Perez's Cadillacs #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 42 Williams' Carlos Sainz is in P10 for a point 77 seconds off the lead #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 41 Aston Martin confirms that Alonso has retired from the race due to pain from vibrations. The reality is he vibrations are so bad that he risked permanent nerve damage as the team previously stated. What a shame ... but there is a window of opportunity for a fix between now and Japan in 2 weeks #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 40 Hamilton seizes back P3 from Leclerc through Turn 1 as he overtakes his teammate yet again! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 40 of 56 Leclerc OVERTAKES Hamilton for P3 into the final corner! Hamilton chases across the line! #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 39 P1 Antonelli sets new fastest lap 1:35.526 responding to Russell who is now 6.976 seconds adrift #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive #fastest

LAP 37 ⚠️FIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 31 (OCOn) - CAUSING A COLLISION #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive #EO31 #penalty

LAP 36 P3 Hamitlon complains to Ferrari: "I have no power! I come out of the last corner, I have no power!" #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive

LAP 35 FIA STEWARDS: TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 31 (OCOn) AND 43 (COLapinto) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION #F1 #F126PVG #PVG #Formula1 #ChineseGP #Shanghai #DriveToSurvive #SafetyCar #SC