Can Kimi take title fight to George? Lewis back to his best? – 2026 Chinese GP Review with Jolyon Palmer + Bono
F1 Nation
Formula 1
4.3 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
F1TV commentator and former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer joins Tom Clarkson in the Shanghai paddock to reflect on an action-packed Chinese Grand Prix.
Kimi Antonelli became the second youngest Grand Prix winner in F1 history, leading George Russell to the second consecutive Mercedes 1-2 of 2026. So can Kimi fight his more experienced teammate for the title this year?
Kimi’s race engineer Pete ‘Bono’ Bonnington joins the pod to share what this victory means to them and where the Italian goes from here.
Lewis Hamilton claimed his first Grand Prix podium for Ferrari, after an epic battle with teammate Charles Leclerc for third place. After a strong start to the new era of F1, is Lewis back to his best? Why did he have the better of Charles in China? And have we seen more evidence that Ferrari can fight with Mercedes for wins this year?
The guys also discuss another big result for Ollie Bearman at Haas, double points for Alpine, a fighting performance from Carlos Sainz in the Williams and more difficult weekends for McLaren, Red Bull and Aston Martin.
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| 0:32.5 | The second youngest driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. |
| 0:42.9 | Kimmy Antonelli wins at just 19 years of age. |
| 0:53.2 | Yes, Kimmy. Come on, my son. Yes. We did it. We did it, man. It reminded me how nice it is to have a first-time Grand Prix winner as well |
| 0:54.7 | to see what it means of people achieving a dream. |
| 0:58.1 | Do you think Kimmy can challenge for the championship now? |
| 1:01.7 | I have my doubts before the weekend, |
| 1:04.0 | but I'm a lot more confident that he'll take the fight to him. |
| 1:06.8 | This is Lewis saying, no, Shell, I am your equal. |
| 1:09.5 | He's getting his elbows out, and it feels like the Lewis of old. |
| 1:12.8 | To be there up on the podium, Lewis to my left, give me to my right. |
| 1:16.0 | It's a real special moment. |
| 1:17.4 | Ollie Behrman leading the way for Hass in P5, for me was one of the drives of the day. |
| 1:22.7 | I think he's a driver, cementing himself as a star of the future, absolutely. |
| 1:27.2 | Welcome everyone to Shanghai for F1 Nation's review of the Chinese Grand Prix. |
| 1:33.0 | A new winner, a champion back on the podium and action everywhere you looked. |
| 1:38.9 | I'm Tom Clarkson and with me is F1 TV commentator and former F1 driver Jolian Palmer. Now J.P. I loved that race. |
| 1:47.6 | What was your take? It was, yeah, I mean, it was breathless, wasn't it? There was so much that |
| 1:52.6 | went into it. The battles were actually brilliant. I think the Ferraris gave us, gave us a lot, |
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