Kimi puts pressure on George + McLaren fight back - 2026 Japanese GP Review
F1 Nation
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4.3 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
F1 correspondent Lawrence Barretto and Aston Martin Third Driver Jak Crawford are Tom Clarkson’s guests in the Suzuka paddock for F1 Nation’s review of the Japanese Grand Prix.
Kimi Antonelli made it back-to-back wins to become Formula 1’s youngest ever World Championship leader. How much pressure has he put on Mercedes teammate and title rival George Russell?
With Oscar Piastri finishing P2 and Charles Leclerc also on the podium, the guys discuss where McLaren and Ferrari need to improve if they’re to battle Mercedes for wins this season.
Elsewhere, there’s plenty of praise for Alpine’s Pierre Gasly after scoring points in every race so far this season. Could they challenge the frontrunners this year? And Lawrence gives us the lowdown on what’s going on at Audi after Jonathan Wheatley’s sudden departure as Team Principal.
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| 1:16.5 | That'll be a safety car and that'll be a gift for Kimmy Antonelli who stayed out and George will lose out from pitting just before. |
| 1:19.8 | Unbelievable. |
| 1:20.7 | The youngest ever leader of the Formula One World Championship. |
| 1:25.2 | Kimmy Antonelli wins. |
| 1:27.3 | The Japanese Grand Prix. |
| 1:30.4 | George is going to know he's got to be Kimmy to have a chance of sucker in his seat. |
| 1:34.3 | So the pressure is going to start to mount on George. |
| 1:36.9 | It seems that Oscar's got the edge over Lando Norris at the minute. |
| 1:40.5 | Oscar has done a really good job of putting last year behind him. |
| 1:43.7 | Pierre Gasly is driving out of his skin this year. |
| 1:46.8 | It's very impressive. |
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