Kimi Antonelli wins 2026 Formula 1 world championship with Mercedes in Mexico City
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes driver from Bologna, clinched the 2026 Formula 1 world championship at the end of the Mexican Grand Prix, with four races still to run. At just 20, he is the youngest Formula 1 world champion in the sport's history, surpassing Sebastian Vettel's record from 2010. He also brings the title back to Italy for the first time since 1953, the year Alberto Ascari won it. In the race won by Max Verstappen for Red Bull, Antonelli finished third, ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in second, while ninth place would have been enough to secure the championship mathematically. George Russell, Antonelli's teammate, finished sixth.
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