Antonelli's rookie surge rewrites Mercedes' championship math
Three rounds in, the 19-year-old Italian has back-to-back wins and sits atop the drivers' table. Wolff has already shifted team orders mid-weekend.
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Drivers' Championship
Top 10 · After 3 Rounds
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Constructors' Cup
All 11 teams · 2026
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Paddock Intel
Last Race · Top Stories
Japanese GP · Suzuka · Result
P1
Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes · #12
1:28:14.802 MED
P2
George Russell
Mercedes · #63
+3.441 HARD
P3
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari · #16
+9.127 SOFT
Red Bull's new PU is down 15hp to Mercedes, paddock sources say
Despite full Ford works programme, Red Bull's 2026 power unit appears weakest on the grid.
Cadillac's goal: finish races, learn fast, build for 2029
GM's eleventh team runs Ferrari PUs until its in-house unit is ready.