SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes leads the field away at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes leads the field away at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: The race start during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Kym Illman/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (3) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford and Isack Hadjar of France driving the (6) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford battle for track position during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: The FIA Safety Car leads Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy driving the (12) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 and Valtteri Bottas of Finland driving the (77) Cadillac F1 Team MAC-26 Ferrari on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 leads George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Franco Colapinto of Argentina driving the (43) Alpine F1 A526 Mercedes leads Oliver Bearman of Great Britain driving the (87) Haas F1 VF-26 Ferrari on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR26 Honda on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates on his way to parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Clive Rose - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
SUZUKA, JAPAN - MARCH 29: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Second placed Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren Third placed Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Scuderia Ferrari and the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team team representative celebrate on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on March 29, 2026 in Suzuka, Japan. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)