Race Recap

Kimi Antonelli converted pole into a lights-to-flag win in Shanghai, his maiden Grand Prix victory. Lewis Hamilton took his first podium in red. Lando Norris didn't even get off the grid.

Six lead changes in five laps, a Leclerc charge that fell 0.674s short, and a 10-second penalty for Antonelli. George Russell won the first sprint of the 2026 regulations in Shanghai.

George Russell led every lap of the 2026 season opener in Melbourne. Antonelli was second from second on the grid. The most Verstappen-coded recovery of the regulations era happened behind them.