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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli after winning the Japanese Grand Prix. EPA

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Mercedes driver Antonelli makes history at Suzuka

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Winner Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates on the podium after the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
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