And here’s Giles’s race report:But that’s about all that’s needed from me today.The championship will be back in action in a fornight’’s time in Japan, before going on something of an extended break due to the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi GPs.Be sure to check back for Giles Richards’ full report and wash-up!Achieving his dream 🤩🥹#F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/tya9mvcREqLewis Hamilton on the broadcast.

double quotation markI have to say a huge congratulations to Kimi, I’m so happy for you Kimi and I’m so pleased to be sharing this moment with him,I had so much fun, we had a great start but just couldn’t keep these guys behind,It was one of the most enjoyable races I have had in a long time, if not ever,The battle with Charles was awesome, wheel to wheel but fair,I think there was one moment we did touch but it was subtle - just a kiss so it was okay.

A huge thank you to everyone at Ferrari for getting us into this position, we have a great platform to work off.Kimi Antonelli MercedesGeorge Russell MercedesLewis Hamilton FerrariCharles Leclerc FerrariOliver Bearman Haas Pierre Gasly AlpineLiam Lawson Racing BullsIsack Hadjar Red Bull RacingCarlos Sainz WilliamsFranco Colapinto AlpineNico Hulkenberg AudiArvid Lindblad Racing BullsValtteri Bottas CadillacEsteban Ocon Haas Sergio Perez CadillacDNF: Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing, Fernando Alonso Aston Martin, Lance Stroll Aston Martin, Oscar Piastri McLaren, Lando Norris McLaren, Gabriel Bortoleto Audi, Alexander Albon WilliamsAntonelli is in tears during his interview, thanking his team for helping him achieve his dream.That’s so sweet.double quotation markI’m speechless, I’m about to cry to be honest.Thank you to the team for helping me to achieve this dream.

I really wanted to bring Italy back tot he top and we did today.Even if I gave myself a little bit of a heart attack with the flat-spot, we did it.It was not an easy start, I cover too much on the inside and gave too much room to the Ferrari.But we were able to bring it home.Aww, Kimi! 🥹#F1 #ChineseGP pic.

twitter.com/ud0U2scsUKBig hugs coming from everywhere for Antonelli.From his dad, his teammate Russell, his garage, the man he replaced at Mercedes in Hamilton.A feel-good moment all-around.Kimi 🤗 LewisHugs all round for the first-time race winner! 🏆#F1 #ChineseGP pic.

twitter,com/IGRvtHnMrlHamilton gets onto the podium for the first time in the famous red of Ferrari,“We’ve got work to do, let’s keep pushing but I believe in you,“Forza Ferrari,”Sir Lewis Hamilton 🙌A first Ferrari podium! pic.

twitter,com/l6NDihubQEKIMI ANTONELLI WINS FOR THE FIRST TIME!! 👏🏆WHAT A DRIVE! 😮‍💨#F1 #ChineseGP pic,twitter,com/7qIcxU9pssThe 19-year-old Italian, after becoming F1’s youngest-ever pole sitter, (effectively) goes from coast-to-coast to win in Shanghai! It’s his first-ever F1 win!“YES! YES MAN! WE DID IT, WE DID IT, MAN!”He’s not the youngest to ever do it – an 18-year-old Verstappen retains that honour – but it’s an incredible achievement for the youngster,📻 "YEESSS WE DID IT!"Grande Kimi! 👏#F1 #ChineseGP pic.

twitter.com/M1OEMFFz2vRussell comes through in P2, followed by Hamilton, who gets his first-ever podium for Ferrari! Leclerc rolls through in P4, then comes Bearman, Gasly, Lawson , Hadjar, Sainz, and Colapinto.Lap 55/56: Antonelli leads from Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Bearman, and Gasly.Lawson is in P7, followed by Hadjar, Sainz, and Colapinto – who is pushing hard to steal P9 off the Williams.Lap 54/56: Not to jinx things or anything, not again, but Hamilton is rapidly closing in on his first-ever podium with Ferrari – the gap on Leclerc just over three-and-a-half seconds.

Lap 53/56: The live-blogger’s curse! Antonelli goes off at turn 14! He recovers and the gap he had means he has plenty of buffer to recover and maintain the lead but how fast is his heart going right now?LAP 53/56Careful Kimi! 💨Antonelli locks up into Turn 14 and runs wide, but he continues on in the lead #F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/5Ivjjyqp11Lap 52/56: With a nine-second gap between Antonelli and Russell, and then a near-18-second gap to the Ferraris, our top four looks to be locked in.The only thing that might upset things from here.Lap 51/56: Antonelli leads from Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Bearman, Gasly, Lawson, Hadjar, Sainz, and Colapinto.

Lap 50/56: Antonelli has a nearly ten second lead over Russell and while the Mercedes are still lapping faster than the Ferraris, the loss of some pace is going to open up for some intrigue surrounding tyre wear – Russell’s on the blower raising an issue with them.Lap 49/56: Bearman remains in P5, the best of the rest behind the leading cohort of Mercedes and Ferraris.He’s followed by Gasly, Lawson, Hadjar, Sainz, and Colapinto.LAP 49/56The Top 10 with six laps to go..

.👇AntonelliRussellHamiltonLeclercBearman 📸GaslyLawsonHadjarSainzColapinto#F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/VdfBz7bOE5Lap 48/56: Piastri makes his way through the media section; “Not exactly sure what it is, just know it is an electrical issue, something to do with the PU.“It has been a while since I have watched two F1 races from the sidelines.

”Lap 47/56: Verstappen joins Alonso, Stroll, Piastri, Norris, Bortoleto, and Albon as DNFs from today.Verstappen’s post-race comments could very well be box office.LAP 46/56Verstappen is slowing and he's told to retire the car in the pit lane! 😢#F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/f7Da1TDgOGLap 46/56: Verstappen is limping, his whole dashboard turning off after he tried to fire out of a corner.

He’s going to retire! There’s something obviously very wrong mechanically with the Red Bull, just what isn’t apparent, but that’s his race done,Lap 45/56: Antonelli leads from Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Bearman, Verstappen, Gasly, Lawson, Hadjar, and Sainz,Lap 44/56: Lindblad, who has run the entire race on hards so far, comes into the pits,That’s notable as the 44 laps he did on them is an approximation of what the leaders need to get out of theirs to avoid coming in again,Lap 43/56: Antonelli has re-opened up a healthy gap on Russell atop the grid, the Brit having a bit of a harder time lapping the two Cadillacs than his teammate.

Lap 42/56: A small storyline, both Cadillacs remain out there on the track.Both Bottas and Perez are at the foot of the (remaining) cars but getting both to the line would be a big accomplishment for the new American team.LAP 43/56📻 "This traffic is so bad"Antonelli is fighting through the traffic right now, with around a 7 second gap to Russell behind!#F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/FMhML835HtLap 41/56: Alonso has made his way past the media following his retirement, explaining that he had to pull in because he lost feeling in his hands due to the vibrations in his car.

Leclerc is on the radio and… he’s having fun.“This is actually quite a fun battle.” Warra concept.Love it.LAP 40/56The Ferrari battle is back on! 💪Leclerc moves back up to P3, but Hamilton re-passes into Turn 1 👀#F1 #ChineseGP pic.

twitter.com/VVZJRo7AagLap 40/56: Hamilton takes P3 straight back off Leclerc on turn one, leading to the Monegasques to get straight back on his tail once more.Antonelli has a six and a half second lead from Russell, with a 12 second gap then to the two Ferraris.Bearman is fifth, followed by Verstappen, Gasly, Lawson, Hadjar, and Sainz.Lap 39/56: A new set of tyres being prepared in the Ferrari garage as Leclerc darts past Hamilton on the penultimate corner.

Lap 38/56: Pontifications on the broadcast about when/if the Ferrari garage is going to get on the blower and request their two drivers maybe calm their farms a little bit, lest one of them, or both of them, run into an issue that ends their race,Lap 37/56: Antonelli leads from Russell, with a healthy gap now open to the Ferraris of Hamilton and Leclerc,Nearly 19 seconds back of the two Ferraris, Bearman and his Haas are in P5, followed by Verstappen, Gasly, Lawson, Hadjar, and Sainz,Lap 36/56: Leclerc, not having complained about a lack of power like Hamilton, tries to immediately reclaim P3 but his veteran teammate is able to hold him off as the crowd roars in approval,Lap 35/56: Russell is closing the gap on Antonelli but not really at a pace that suggests he’s going to be overhaul him without something else happening.

Hamilton is on the radio, saying he’s got no power,“Negative, we are looking into it,” is the response from the garage,He doesn’t need power, though, to overtake Leclerc when he locks up,LAP 36/56Leclerc locks up into the hairpin, and Hamilton is through for P3! 💨#F1 #ChineseGP pic,twitter.

com/5ilsRre1HVLap 34/56: Alonso has come into the pits, with Aston Martin’s miserable season continuing as it looks like he’s set to retire.Doesn’t look like a safety car is going to be needed after the clash between Ocon and Colapinto.Lap 33/56: Some of our hard tyre drivers are coming in, with Colapinto diving into the pits.And then Ocon has had a collision with Colapinto after he comes out and there’s damage to his body.Safety car? That would throw the cat amongst the pigeons.

Contact between Ocon and Colapinto 😮Here's the replay of the contact between them at the first corner ⏯️👇#F1 #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/4I0hh0TVaiLap 32/56: Antonelli sets a new fastest lap of the race, the clear air in front of him and the rocket ship beneath him giving him as leisurely a drive one can hope for in F1.Lap 31/56: A slight little lock-up from Leclerc allows Hamilton to close the gap slightly on him in the battle for P3.Lap 30/56: Ocon comes into the pitch, emerging at the back of the gird in his Haas on mediums.

Antonelli remains well in front, unworried and unconcerned with the battle behind him.Lap 29/56: Russell gets on the radio, telling his garage that the Ferraris are fast in all the right places – frustrating his efforts to overtake them.But he finally finds an opening on a straight and darts ahead.Antonelli leads from Russell, Leclerc, Hamilton, Bearman, Verstappen, Gasly, Colapinto, Ocon, and Hulkenberg.LAP 29/56Russell 🆚 Leclerc! The crowd are going wild with this battle for P2, with the Mercedes moving up 😮‍💨#F1 #ChineseGP pic.

twitter.com/DEzubayMgnLap 28/56: Lindblad has spun out on turn 14, sending him down to the back of the pack.Amid all the excitement of the three-way dance between Leclerc, Russell, and Hamilton, Antonelli has looked after his tyres and opened up a nearly eight-second gap on the trio.Lap 27/56: Hamilton goes past Leclerc! And then Leclerc goes past Hamilton with a battery boost! And then here comes Russell to feast upon Hamilton’s depleted battery, moving into P3.Lap 26/56: Hamilton gets past Leclerc on the lead, only for the latter to dart right back around him on the home straight to reclaim it.

They continue to go hammer and tongs on the subsequent corners, with Russell watching on.Lap 25/56: There’s contact between the Ferraris as Leclerc and Hamilton battle for P2, with Russell eager to feast on the scraps.He’s held off by Hamilton’s inside line, for now, and then perhaps doesn’t have the energy to press for a further overtake as the lap wears on.Antonelli is four seconds ahead of this excitement, well-placed in his quest to go coast-to-coast from pole.Lap 24/56: Norris is on the broadcast, stopping by to speak to media after failing to start.

double quotation mark“Just frustrating, it is on the PU side so the guys tried as hard as they could to get things sorted but they were unable to,It’s my first DNS in F1, so it’s tough to take – but that is racing sometimes,”Lap 23/56: Antonelli leads from Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Bearman, Verstappen, Colapinto, Ocon, Gasly and Hulkenberg,Lap 22/56: Verstappen is under investigation from the stewards for his overtake on Gasly, with the Alpine driver getting on the radio straight after the incident, which looked like it had a bit of contact, to say that it wasn’t a fair overtake,Richard Woods has emailed in, observing that “The Alpine of Colapinto and the Haas of Ocon” sound like the villains in a Michael Moorcock novel