Kimi Antonelli claimed the first Formula 1 victory of his career at the Chinese Grand Prix, leading a dominant Mercedes one-two finish while Lewis Hamilton secured his first Ferrari podium.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Sunday morning's Formula 1 blog for today's Chinese Grand Prix. It's the second race of the 2026 season with more points to be won. Last week, George Russell finished first with Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc making up the podium.

Kimi Antonelli became just the second teenager to win an F1 race on Sunday, driving away from the pack to help secure Mercedes' second 1-2 finish of the season. There was one moment of late drama for the youngster,

F1 Chinese GP Race Results: Kimi Antonelli claimed victory at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, becoming the second-youngest race winner in Formula 1 history. The 19-year-old Italian sensation converted his pole position into a dominant win,

George Russell takes Sprint pole at the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes lock out the front row. See the full Sprint Qualifying results and starting grid.

The Italian is now the youngest driver ever to put his car pole in qualifying, taking the mantle from Sebastian Vettel.

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Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1’s second-youngest race winner with a composed drive to victory for Mercedes at the Chinese Grand Prix