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Kimi Antonelli becomes F1's youngest world champion at Mexico City Grand Prix
November 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM · Updated 55m ago
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In pictures: The moments that defined Kimi Antonelli's F1 title-winning season
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Kimi Antonelli's historic F1 title: Every record broken and milestone reached - ESPN
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Max Verstappen wins Mexico City GP for Red Bull, Kimi Antonelli seals historic title - ESPN
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Kimi Antonelli becomes F1 world champion as Max Verstappen wins Mexico City Grand Prix
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Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion with third place in Mexican GP
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Kimi Antonelli crowned youngest F1 world champion in history - ESPN
(opens the publisher’s site)Kimi Antonelli has clinched his first Formula One title at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the sport's youngest world champion at age 20.
- Antonelli finished third for Mercedes, becoming the first Italian world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953 and breaking Sebastian Vettel's record as the youngest champion.
- Max Verstappen claimed a sixth win in Mexico City, finishing ahead of Lewis Hamilton after a red-flag restart.
- Hamilton, second for Ferrari, said teammate Charles Leclerc's five-second penalty for cutting the first lap meant the stewards were "handing Charles this win."
- The race was red-flagged after Valtteri Bottas crashed out with a front-suspension failure, setting up a 25-lap restart.
- Antonelli clinched the title at 20 years and 68 days, in his second F1 season, with nine wins across the campaign.
- He is the third Italian world champion after Giuseppe Farina and Alberto Ascari, ending a 73-year wait for Italy.