Kimi Antonelli has created history by becoming the youngest driver in F1 history to be crowned champion after finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
The 20-year-old Italian has secured the title for Mercedes. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the race as Lewis Hamilton finished second in the Ferrari. Kimi needed only a ninth-place finish at the 71-lap race at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez to clinch his maiden world title, regardless of how Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes teammate George Russell performed.
Starting fourth, Antonelli delivered a composed drive to secure third place despite a red flag following a crash involving Valtteri Bottas and a late Safety Car period triggered by an accident involving Arvid Lindblad.
