Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli Within Reach of Becoming Youngest F1 Champion as Series Resumes at COTA
The 20-year-old Italian driver holds a commanding points lead with only two races remaining on the calendar.
- The Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli will start the United States Grand Prix on Sunday with his first Formula One championship within reach, aiming to become the youngest champion in series history.
- Mercedes dominated from the season's opening race, propelling Antonelli ahead of teammate George Russell; former Cadillac driver Valtteri Bottas noted the young driver "hasn't shown any signs of pressure or weakness."
- Drivers routinely criticize COTA for track bumps that complicate the 90-minute race; defending champion Lando Norris of McLaren agreed, stating, "There's a lot of places I need to take headache tablets."
- After dominant victories in Malaysia and Singapore, The Red Bull driver Max Verstappen enters as the favorite, holding four career wins at COTA and staging an impressive late-season charge.
- A shortened calendar due to potential schedule changes in Qatar and Abu Dhabi amid Middle East tensions could secure the championship for Antonelli, making him the first Italian winner since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
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Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli within reach of becoming youngest F1 champion as series resumes at COTA
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kimi Antonelli strolled easily through the paddock at the Circuit of the Americas, his boyish grin, tousled hair and easy demeanor never giving a hint of what is at stake the for 20-year-old Italian. The Mercedes driver will start the United States Grand Prix on Sunday with his fingertips tantalizingly within...
In Austin, the title decision in Formula 1 might already fall in favour of Kimi Antonelli. However, the young Silver Arrow does not believe in it. Lewis Hamilton, however, had a curious advice for the World Cup leader.
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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli within reach of becoming youngest F1 champion as series resumes at COTA
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kimi Antonelli strolled easily through the paddock at the Circuit of the Americas, his boyish grin, tousled hair and easy demeanor never giving a hint of what is at stake the for 20-year-old Italian.
Kimi Antonelli (20 years old), the Mercedes driver, can win his first world title in Formula 1 on Sunday at Austin.
Lewis Hamilton has heaped praise on his Mercedes successor Andrea Kimi Antonelli, stressing that the young Italian is performing extremely impressively and fully deserves to win the Formula 1 world title. The youngster is on the verge of a historic triumph even before the start of the US Grand Prix in Austin.
Lewis Hamilton: Kimi Antonelli “deserves to be the champion”
Lewis Hamilton says Kimi Antonelli has been “massively impressive” and “deserves to be the champion”, with the Formula 1 world title within reach of the Mercedes driver in Austin.Going into the United States Grand Prix, Antonelli enjoys a 102-point lead on team-mate George Russell, with Hamilton 111 points adrift, meaning the sophomore can be crowned as early as this weekend if he ...Keep reading
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