Kimi Antonelli makes F1 history with title win at Mexico City Grand Prix, Max Verstappen takes race victory

By Darren Plant | 01 Nov 2026 22:46, Last updated: 01 Nov 2026 22:51

Kimi Antonelli has go the youngest Formula 1 satellite champion successful past arsenic Max Verstappen wins Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix.

Only requiring a ninth-placed decorativeness oregon higher, the 20-year-old enjoyed a drama-free contention to seal 3rd spot down Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Not lone does Antonelli becomes the youngest-ever victor of an F1 rubric astatine 20 years and 68 days, helium ends a 73-year hold for an Italian to go the apical canine successful the sport.

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After the precocious of earning his archetypal rod successful Ferrari colours connected Saturday, Hamilton was near raging with teammate Charles Leclerc aft the archetypal lap.

Leclerc moved into archetypal spot by being assertive alongside Hamilton and gaining the presumption by going disconnected the track. Although a five-second punishment aboriginal followed, Leclerc benefitted from the cleanable aerial until his archetypal pit-stop, overmuch to the vexation of Hamilton.

Verstappen, connected the mean tyres successful examination to the softs of the Ferraris, stayed down Leclerc and followed him into the pits, subsequently taking the pb successful the process.

With overtaking difficult, a lull until the closing stages of the Grand Prix felt likely, but a reddish emblem for Valtteri Bottas crashing retired and his Cadillac damaging barriers led to a hold with 25 laps remaining.

On the 2nd lasting start, Hamilton marque afloat usage of starting connected the cleaner broadside of the way to surge past Leclerc, but helium could marque nary inroads connected Verstappen contempt their cars making tiny interaction astatine the archetypal corner.

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Behind them, Antonelli came nether nary menace from Leclerc and Lando Norris down him, allowing him to bask his crowning moment.

Verstappen takes vantage successful contention for 2nd spot successful Formula 1 standings

While helium is 119 points down Antonelli, Verstappen is present 2 constituent up of Hamilton successful the contention for the runners-up spot.

Russell has dropped down to 4th position, 9 points down Hamilton, portion Leclerc is simply a further 5 points down the standings.