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Antonelli becomes the first Italian to win an F1 race for nearly 20 years [Getty Images] Kimi Antonelli took his first Formula 1 victory in leading team-mate George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in the Chinese Grand Prix. The Italian became the second youngest grand prix winner in history, a day after becoming the youngest pole-sitter, with a controlled drive briefly losing the lead at the start to Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari. Antonelli fought back tears and struggled for words during his post-race interview as the enormity of the moment sunk in.

Russell's second place ensures he keeps the championship lead, by four points from Antonelli, after a race compromised by losing positions following an early safety car. Behind them, Hamilton and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc staged a gripping duel for the first two-thirds of the race. They swapped positions multiple times at various points in the race before Hamilton finally secured his first podium finish for Ferrari since joining them at the start of last season.

The key stories of the race were: Antonelli coming of age with a perfect performance all weekend The race-long battle for supremacy at Ferrari A number of high-profile retirements, including both McLarens before the race had even started. How Antonelli won in China Antonelli lost the lead at the start as the Ferrari drivers both made their expected fast starts and Hamilton took the lead from third on the grid and Leclerc moved into third ahead of Russell, and narrowly missed out on passing Antonelli for second through the long complex of corners that starts the lap. Antonelli reclaimed the lead down the back straight on lap two, while Russell took a little longer to move into second place, passing Leclerc on lap three and Hamilton on lap four.

The two Mercedes ran together at the front until a safety car was triggered by the retirement of Lance Stroll's Aston Martin, which stopped in the run-off area at Turn Two. Russell's chances of victory unravelled in the next few laps. The four leading cars all stopped for fresh tyres together but while Antonelli retained the lead, Russell lost positions to the Alpine of Franco Colapinto and Esteban Ocon's Haas, who had not stopped.