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Motor Racing-Antonelli Makes History as Youngest F1 Champion at 20 Years Old
- On Sunday, Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days old after finishing third for Mercedes at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
- Antonelli surpassed the previous youngest champion, Sebastian Vettel, who was 23 years and 134 days old in 2010, and became the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari 73 years earlier.
- An afternoon of drama saw Max Verstappen win the red-flagged and restarted race, while Lewis Hamilton secured second place after an agonizing 33-minute halt with two safety cars.
- With an unassailable 119-point lead, Antonelli clinched the title while Mercedes extended its constructors' lead to 630 points, ahead of Ferrari's 504.
- Mercedes could clinch the constructors' title in Brazil next weekend, with Antonelli saying, "I'm just so happy that we got it done.
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World champion at the age of 20, the youngest in Formula One history. The international press also bows down to Kimi Antonelli.
Since he snuck into the Formula 1 paddock hidden in a pile of tires, Kimi Antonelli has done things his way.
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