‘Grateful’ Antonelli becomes youngest Formula One world champion
Kimi Antonelli is the youngest world champion in Formula One history. He is the first Italian to achieve this since 1953. He finished third in the Mexico City Grand Prix, trailing Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The 20-year-old driver finished on the podium for the 16th time this season. The race included two safety cars and a red flag stoppage. Antonelli expressed his gratitude over the team radio during his slow-down lap.
Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion and Italy’s first since 1953 when he finished third behind multiple champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in Sunday’s thrilling and crash-hit Mexico City Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Italian drove his Mercedes to a 16th podium finish of the season with a blend of audacity and professionalism that belied his age in a hotly contested race of two safety cars and a red flag stoppage. “Thank you so much, we did it,” he said tearfully on the team radio on his slow-down lap as his esteemed race engineer Peter Bonnington told him