Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion with third place in Mexican GP
20-year-old clinches title with four races to go Verstappen wins race ahead of Hamilton Kimi Antonelli has won the Formula One world championship after finishing in third place at the Mexican Grand Prix, which was won by Max Verstappen. In taking his debut F1 title for Mercedes, the 20-year-old is the youngest driver…
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· Antonelli becomes world champion as Verstappen wins in Mexico
Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion with third place in Mexican GP
20-year-old clinches title with four races to go Verstappen wins race ahead of Hamilton Kimi Antonelli has won the Formula One world championship after finishing in third place at the Mexican Grand Prix, which was won by Max Verstappen. In taking his debut F1 title for Mercedes, the 20-year-old is the youngest driver…
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On Sunday, the Mercedes starlet, aged 20 years and 68 days, crossed the line in third place at the Mexican Grand Prix to seal his crown, almost four years younger than when Lewis Hamilton first did so.
Coverage details
4 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: BBC News, The Guardian, Sky Sports and Daily Mail. BBC News published it first, on November 1, 2026; the last outlet to join was Daily Mail, 22 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Formula, Mexican Grand Prix and Max Verstappen.
In total 9 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
