Kimi Antonelli is the 2026 Formula 1 world champion. Third place at the Mexico City Grand Prix on 1 November settled it with four races to spare, and at 20 years and 68 days he is the youngest champion the sport has had.
He needed to finish ninth. He started fourth, ran a long first stint, passed Charles Leclerc at the restart after a red flag, and crossed the line 4.006 seconds behind the winner, Max Verstappen. That left him on 380 points, 119 clear of Verstappen with 100 still available, so nobody can catch him.
"We did it. And, you know, without them, I wouldn't be here. Without Mercedes, without my family," he said afterwards. Every message from the race, including Mercedes' calls during his long first stint, is on the
