Suzuka, Mie Prefecture – Formula One leader?Mercedes goes into Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix chasing a season-opening hat trick of 1-2 finishes, with Kimi Antonelli fired up after a maiden victory, and George Russell seeking to cement his status as title favorite.
The pair has?won one Sunday race each, but Russell, winner of the season-opener in Australia and the Saturday sprint in China, leads his Chinese Grand ?Prix-winning teammate by four points.
Mercedes last kicked off a season with a hat trick of wins in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic-hit campaign in which ?Austria’s Red Bull Ring hosted the first two races.
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