Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion at age 20
- Kimi Antonelli won the Formula One World Championship at age 20 years and 68 days, becoming the youngest champion in the sport’s history.
- Antonelli finished third in the Mexican Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen won and Lewis Hamilton finished second.
- Antonelli had won nine races and recorded 16 podium finishes before securing the championship.
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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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