Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion at age 20
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured the Formula 1 title with four races remaining by scoring 15 points in the race, race officials reported.
- On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli clinched his maiden Formula 1 world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the sport's youngest-ever champion at 20 years old after finishing third.
- Antonelli entered the season as an underdog after replacing Lewis Hamilton, but won nine races and consistently outperformed his Mercedes teammate George Russell throughout 2026. His dominant form secured an unassailable 119-point lead heading into Mexico.
- Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Mexico City Grand Prix, seizing the lead during a lap 28 pit stop and holding off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton by 0.799 seconds. Valtteri Bottas's suspension failure on lap 46 triggered a red flag and barrier repairs.
- Italy celebrates its first Formula 1 champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953 following Antonelli's historic performance. Mercedes secured its first drivers' title since Lewis Hamilton's 2020 championship season.
- Antonelli's title win eclipses Sebastian Vettel's age record by three years, cementing his place as Formula 1's youngest-ever champion. Four rounds remain in the 2026 season as focus shifts to the constructors' battle.
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Max Verstappen wins Mexican GP after starting fifth; Kimi Antonelli crowned champion
Max Verstappen was victorious in the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday. The Red Bull driver climbed from fifth to win at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, but the race will be remembered mainly for Kimi Antonelli's championship: the 20-year-old Mercedes driver was crowned the youngest-ever F1 world champion. Verstappen started in fifth after receiving a penalty during the qualifying session on Saturday. However, the Dutch driver quickly climbed to se…
Antonelli becomes youngest champion in F1 history as Verstappen wins Mexico City GP
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli successfully became the youngest world champion in Formula One history, and Italy’s first for 73 years, after finishing third at a dramatic Mexico City Grand Prix.
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Super talent Kimi Antonelli finished third in the Mexican Grand Prix. The result means that the 20-year-old Mercedes driver becomes the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history to date. The race in Mexico was won by Max Verstappen.
The Italian won four races before the end of the season after a third place in Mexico. Max Verstappen won the race ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
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