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Kimi Antonelli wins Chinese Grand Prix in historic maiden victory
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Andrea "Kimi" Antonelli secured his Formula One debut win at the Shanghai race, becoming both Mercedes' second driver to score a championship point and Italy's youngest-ever F1 winner after turning just under twenty years old on March 7th last year alone; he led from pole position but was overtaken by teammate George Russell for first place while finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Key Points
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1Kimi Antonelli secured his first Formula One victory at the Chinese Grand Prix on March 15.
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2At just under nineteen years old and twenty days, he became F1's second youngest winner ever. He is also only the fourth Italian to win a race in two decades (since Giancarlo Fisichella).
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3Antonelli started from pole position but was overtaken by his teammate George Russell for lead during qualifying.
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4"Mercedes" finished with 1-2, while Lewis Hamilton scored Ferrari's first-ever podium finish at the Shanghai circuit.
Developments
[Mar 15]
Kimi Antonelli wins his maiden Formula One Grand Prix victory in China (Shanghai), becoming F1’s second youngest winner at age nineteen and twenty days old.
[Mar 15, Race Day - Morning]
Antonelli converted a pole position start into his first win after being overtaken by teammate George Russell for the lead during qualifying. He finished ahead of team-mate Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
[Mar 15, Race Day - Morning]
Lewis Hamilton achieved a historic podium finish with Ferrari (3rd place), ending his long drought without top-three results at the Shanghai circuit. Mercedes secured double points in positions one and two.
Antonelli vence pela 1ª vez na F1 da China, Hamilton volta ao pódio e Bortoleto não larga
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