Rookie Antonelli wants more, having tasted race lead

Kimi Antonelli has set his sights on a first grand prix win after the 18-year-old Mercedes rookie became the youngest driver to lead a Formula One race on April 6.

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SUZUKA - Kimi Antonelli has set his sights on a first grand prix win after the 18-year-old Mercedes rookie became the youngest driver to lead a Formula One race on April 6.

The Italian, who finished sixth at the Japanese Grand Prix, briefly moved into first when leader and eventual winner Max Verstappen and the pack chasing him pitted midway through the race.

Verstappen was 18 years and 228 days old, four days older than Antonelli, when the Dutch four-time world champion first took a grand prix lead at Spain in 2016, a race he went on to win.

Antonelli, who lies fifth in the drivers' standings on 30 points, said he would now aim even higher.

"It was a nice feeling to lead the race for a few laps and become the youngest driver in F1 history to have done so," he said.

"The next goal is to do that on the only lap that matters: the final one."