Motor racing-Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion at 20 years old

November 2, 2026 11:57 AM

Motor racing-Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion at 20 years old

A tearful Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days old on Sunday when he finished third for Mercedes in a red-flagged and restarted Mexico City Grand Prix won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen. The first Italian champion since 1953 sobbed with joy over the team radio as he took the chequered flag at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with his overall lead now an unassailable 119 points. Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton started from pole position and t...

Kimi Antonelli wins US Grand Prix but must wait for title

October 26, 2026 9:02 AM

Kimi Antonelli wins US Grand Prix but must wait for title

Kimi Antonelli delivered a dominant US Grand Prix victory for Mercedes on Sunday to stand on the brink of becoming Formula One's youngest ever champion with four rounds to spare in Mexico next weekend. The 20-year-old Italian did all he could to put the championship out of reach of his rivals in Texas but Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes teammate George Russell did just enough to delay the inevitable with fourth and eighth respectively.. Antonelli now needs to score only two points -- a n...

Antonelli stays cool to win chaotic Monaco Grand Prix

June 8, 2026 9:37 AM

Antonelli stays cool to win chaotic Monaco Grand Prix

Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli stayed ice-cool to win a chaotic and at times bewildering Monaco Grand Prix and extend his run of victories this season to five on Sunday. The 19-year-old Italian built a lead of more than 20 seconds after starting from pole in his Mercedes but that evaporated after first a safety car was deployed and then the race was red-flaggedto repair a crumbling surface at the final corner where Ferrari's Charles Leclerc hit the barriers. After a delay of ar...