Motor racing-Antonelli wins in Japan to become youngest F1 leader

Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - March 29, 2026 Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli during the race REUTERS/Issei Kato

SUZUKA, ⁠Japan, March ⁠29 (Reuters) - Kimi Antonelli ‌won the Japanese Grand Prix for ​Mercedes on ⁠Sunday to ⁠become the youngest ⁠Formula One ‌championship ⁠leader at the age ​of ‌19.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri ⁠finished ​a distant second to ⁠the Italian ​with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc third and ⁠George Russell, the previous championship leader, fourth ​for ⁠Mercedes.

(Writing by ​Alan Baldwin ‌in London, ​editing by Peter Rutherford)