Verstappen Bids to Delay Antonelli's F1 Coronation
- Max Verstappen seeks to delay Kimi Antonelli's title celebrations this weekend by securing a third consecutive win at the United States Grand Prix in Texas, potentially spoiling the 20-year-old Italian's path to becoming Italy's first champion since 1953.
- Red Bull's 29-year-old Dutchman enters after consecutive wins in Malaysia and the Singapore Grand Prix, surging into form just as the precocious Mercedes driver moved within reach of becoming Italy's first champion since Alberto Ascari.
- McLaren's Bradley Lord described Antonelli's pressure, saying, "We're in that uncomfortable phase where you have to navigate the media with everyone saying you can do it." To clinch, the Italian must win while George Russell finishes outside the top nine.
- Both Mercedes drivers will deploy the team's latest updates package as they enter a decisive triple-header in Texas, Mexico, and Brazil, while Lewis Hamilton returns to his favorite circuit seeking a record sixth win.
- After his Singapore win, Verstappen cautioned against assuming Red Bull's recovery guarantees success, noting, "I just take it race by race." He won from pole at the Circuit of the Americas last year and remains wary of the Texan track's unpredictability.
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The Dutch pilot could prevent his young Italian colleague from getting in advance.
The Grand Prix of the Americas will be held this Sunday in Texas and Kimi Antonelli could make history at F1.
The four-time Red Bull world champion won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and then the Singapore Grand Prix, a streak that projects him as a candidate to sabotage the plans of the Mercedes driver, just 20 years old, who stood at the door of the title. Verstappen, who has recognized Antonelli’s generational talent, won the Circuit of the Americas from the pole position last year and goes for his fifth victory in the Texan layout, where Lewis H…
Verstappen seeks to delay Antonelli’s F1 coronation
Max Verstappen is set to be a party-pooper this weekend as he seeks to delay Kimi Antonelli’s title celebrations by notching a third consecutive win with another triumph at the US Grand Prix.Red Bull’s four-time world champion won the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and the Singapore Grand Prix to em
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