Summary

  • Kimi Antonelli wins Japanese Grand Prix

  • Italian, 19, becomes youngest driver to lead championship

  • Piastri second, Leclerc third and Russell fourth

  • Norris fifth and Hamilton sixth

  • Oliver Bearman hurts knee in 50G crash

  • Antonelli dropped back after starting on pole but benefited from safety car

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  1. No fractures for Bearman after 50G impact

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent at Suzuka

    An update on Oliver Bearman after his crash at the Spoon curve: It was a 50G impact - he has had a X-ray at the medical centre. No fractures - but he has a right knee contusion.

  2. Team radio - Aston Martin to Stroll

    Lap 32/53

    "Box now, we have an issue."

  3. Antonelli leads at Suzuka

    Lap 31/53

    The pace of Kimi Antonelli's Mercedes is increasing and now the Italian pulls out 2.8 seconds on the McLaren of Oscar Piastri. The Australian, Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Charles Leclerc afe following each other closely, though, so this could end up being an interesting battle for places.

  4. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

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    Last time round, Kimi Antonelli seven tenths quicker than Oscar Piastri. Fastest lap of the race he has also set. Lewis Hamilton is enjoying this fresher set of tyres compared to those around him.

  5. Top five

    Lap 30/53

    1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

    2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

    3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

    4. George Russell (Mercedes)

    5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

  6. Lap 29/53

    Haas' Esteban Ocon has caught Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto for 10th place, while Max Verstappen is trying to work out how to pass the Alpine of Pierre Gasly for seventh.

    Kimi Antonelli is pulling away from the McLaren of Oscar Piastri and now has a two-second gap to Australian out in front.

  7. Jennie Gow
    F1 pit-lane reporter at Suzuka

    Ollie Bearman got out of the car and was into the medical centre. They have a helicopter here just outside the medical centre, so if they need to take him to hospital they have a clear route. At the moment there's a couple of us here waiting and hoping for some good news on Ollie. It was a hard impact.

  8. Hamilton overtakes Russell for P3

    Lap 28/53

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    Kimi Antonelli gets us going again and holds off any threat of an attack from the McLaren of Oscar Piastri.

    George Russell isn't so lucky, though, and Lewis Hamilton catches his former team-mate napping.

    The seven-time world champion is into the podium places in P3, Russell has to settle for fourth.

  9. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    [On Russell's team radio] That is basically, is he going to go, is he going to release and make the brake in the places they discussed. It sounds like it has been a discussion down at Mercedes. He sounds a little frustrated, rightly so. It is just the luck of the safety car.

  10. Safety car ending

    Lap 28/53

    The safety car gets the nod to come and we'll be racing again shortly. Kimi Antonelli leads from Oscar Piastri and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

  11. Team radio - Russell to Mercedes

    Russell: "Can you confirm Kimi is going in the place that we trained?"

    Engineer: "Not sure, George."

  12. Safety car

    Lap 26/53

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    The marshals are sweeping the debris off the track so the safety car remains out. Kimi Antonelli has found himself back in the lead after losing positions at lights out from pole position.

    Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu tells Sky Sports on the pit wall he didn't see any problems with Franco Colapinto's positioning when it came to that incident with Oliver Bearman.

  13. Team radio - Russell to Mercedes

    Russell: "Wow. Our luck in these last two races."

    Wolff: "George, see what you can do from here. Yeah, super unlucky."

  14. Safety car

    Lap 25/53

    Kimi Antonelli leads the field behind the safety car as we reach lap 25 of this Japanese Grand Prix. Liam Lawson and Gabriel Bortoleto have moved into the top 10 and Pierre Gasly is still sitting in seventh spot where he started.

  15. Safety car

    Lap 24/53

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    The Mercedes team radio is buzzing and it's George Russell once again. The Briton can't believe his luck, stopping just before the safety car, but team boss Toto Wolff tells him to keep his chin up and see what he can do from here.

    Ollie Bearman was closing in on the Alpine of Franco Colapinto at high speed when he moved to the inside of the Argentine driver and ended up running across the grass and then into the barriers.

  16. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What I expect happened is that Oliver Bearman's ankle bones have hit together, he was holding his ankle. There are knee pads but there is no such thing as ankle pads.

  17. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Bearman's having to be helped by the marshals, limping and holding onto his ankle on his right leg. It's good to see him out of the car but he is looking visibly hurt.

  18. Alice Powell
    British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Antonelli is of course going to be called in to box. That works perfectly into Antonelli's hands.

    That is a bizarre place for Oliver Bearman's car to go off.

  19. Safety car - Bearman safely out of the car

    Lap 23/56

    Oliver Bearman crashed into the barrier at Spoon and his car ended up facing the wrong way. it was a really big hit for the Haas driver and he's limping away from his car. Hopefully the Briton is OK.

    Kimi Antonelli leads, Oscar Piastri is second and George Russell comes out ahead of Lewis Hamilton after his stop to sit third.

  20. Team radio - Russell to Mercedes

    "Unbelievable!"