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Kimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion

Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion and Italy's first since 1953 when he finished third in Sunday's thrilling and crash-hit Mexico City Grand Prix.

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  1. Dawn

    Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion at 20 years old (opens Dawn in a new tab)

    A tearful Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days old on Sunday when he finished third for Mercedes in a red-flagged and restarted Mexico City Grand Prix won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The first Italian champion…

  2. BBC Sport

    How Antonelli 'blew everyone away' to make F1 history (opens BBC Sport in a new tab)

    Kimi Antonelli seems destined for Formula 1 greatness after winning his first world title, writes Andrew Benson.

  3. The Hindu

    Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion; Max Verstappen wins in Mexico (opens The Hindu in a new tab)

    Antonelli ‌celebrated his first F1 world championship at 20 years and 68 ‌days old, ⁠more than three years younger than Germany’s Sebastian Vettel when ⁠he set the previous record in 2010

  4. The Hindu

    Kimi Antonelli’s historic title-winning F1 season: Five key moments (opens The Hindu in a new tab)

    Securing the title on November 1, 2026 at the Mexico City Grand Prix confirms the rapid rise of a 20-year-old driver who hadn't won a race when 2026 began

  5. DW

    Kimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion (opens DW in a new tab)

    Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion and Italy's first since 1953 when he finished third in Sunday's thrilling and crash-hit Mexico City Grand Prix.