Japanese GP Quali Review: Antonelli v Russell & Verstappen’s Struggles

F1: Chequered Flag

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🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Who would prevail in the pole shootout between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in Japan? Harry Benjamin, Jennie Gow and W Series race-winner Alice Powell reflect on qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix. Could Ferrari challenge the Silver Arrows? And would McLaren improve their poor start to the season? Plus, Max Verstappen’s Red Bull struggles continue.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:07.0	An early start here. It's time to kick off.
0:10.0	Your day. Morning!
0:11.9	What a line-up.
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0:16.1	The crowd is loving this.
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0:20.2	From morning chaos to match day commentary.
0:23.6	And everything in between.
0:25.0	BBC sounds packed with personality.
0:29.6	Five Live Formula One.
0:33.4	Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix has just finished and he's only gone and done it again.
0:40.8	Kimmy Antonelli, consecutive pole positions, youngest ever poll sitter last time out in China
0:48.1	and he's followed it up with another pole position around the Suzuki circuit.
0:53.2	It's a Mercedes front row lockout with George Russell in second.
0:58.2	And we're going to debrief everything we've just seen.
1:00.9	It's Harry Benjamin with you up in the commentary box alongside me as British racing driver Alice Powell.
1:07.4	And we've got our eyes and he's on the ground as well.
1:10.2	Jenny Gao. Alice, Kimmy is on fire
1:14.6	right now. Yes, someone's stopping. He pulled out an absolute lap. The only driver to dip into
1:21.7	the 128th. He's been on fire, well, the whole weekend, really. And so he was as well in China a few weeks ago. And
1:29.9	a man at the moment. And he's continuing to prove to everybody why Toto Wolf put all his trust in
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