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Max Verstappen returned to the top step in Mexico City, but Kimi Antonelli’s third-place finish was enough to seal the 2026 Drivers’ Championship. Ferrari also impressed with Lewis Hamilton in P2 and Charles Leclerc in P4, keeping the Constructors’ Championship fight with Mercedes alive.

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Antonelli to honour Senna in Brazil

Kimi Antonelli will pay tribute to Ayrton Senna this weekend as he arrives in São Paulo having emulated his racing hero by becoming world champion.

Formula One News / Motorsport / November 5

Toto Wolff on the moment Lewis Hamilton’s exit decided Antonelli’s future

Toto Wolff details the morning Lewis Hamilton quit Mercedes and the immediate phone call that put Kimi Antonelli in the car Replacing a seven-time World Champion is arguably the most daunting task in modern motorsport.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 5

Mercedes chief applauds Lewis Hamilton for showing Kimi Antonelli ‘the ultimate sign of respect’

Kimi Antonelli shared the podium with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton when he sealed the Formula 1 world title in Mexico. Symbolically, it was perhaps the perfect trio.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 5

Guenther Steiner claims Italian fans still have one problem with Kimi Antonelli despite title win

Kimi Antonelli is Italy’s first Formula 1 world champion in 73 years, but Guenther Steiner claims the nation still has a problem with him. The 20-year-old became the youngest F1 champion after he wrapped up the 2026 title in Mexico.

Formula One News / Motorsport / November 5

Max Verstappen jokes about key difference with Kimi Antonelli at 20: “He speaks Italian!”

Max Verstappen responds in typical fashion when asked about the biggest difference between himself and the youngest F1 world champion. On a more serious note, the Dutchman appreciates how down-to-earth Kimi Antonelli is Following the Mexico Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli has entered the history books as Formula 1’s youngest-ever world champion.

Formula One News / Motorsport / November 4

Kimi Antonelli to honour Ayrton Senna with special helmet at Brazilian GP

Newly crowned Formula 1 champion Kimi Antonelli will honour Ayrton Senna with a special helmet at the Brazilian Grand Prix Kimi Antonelli will arrive at Interlagos as the 2026 world champion this weekend, and he plans to use the occasion to pay tribute to his racing hero, Ayrton Senna.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 4

Bernie Ecclestone claims Kimi Antonelli will join Ferrari 'out of love for his country'

Kimi Antonelli has just become the first Italian to win the Formula 1 world championship since Alberto Ascari in 1953. There is an incredibly long list of records broken by Kimi Antonelli this season, including him becoming the youngest-ever champion in Formula 1 history.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 4

Alain Prost shares what has ‘surprised him the most’ about Kimi Antonelli’s title win

Very few had Kimi Antonelli down to win the 2026 F1 championship in pre-season, but F1 legend Alain Prost has shared what has surprised him the most about the young Italian’s title-winning campaign.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 4

Kimi Antonelli has embarrassed Mercedes chief who openly 'challenged' him replacing Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes took a huge risk when they replaced seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton with a teenage Kimi Antonelli. When Lewis Hamilton made the decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari, team principal Toto Wolff faced a huge decision on how to replace the British driver.

Formula One News / Motorsport / November 4

Toto Wolff reveals how Kimi Antonelli came to his office with title pressure “on his chest”

Toto Wolff details a private, closed-door meeting where he helped Kimi Antonelli overcome massive championship pressure Premature celebrations are a dangerous distraction in Formula 1.

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Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 4

Ralf Schumacher reveals F1 paddock's unprecedented reaction to Kimi Antonelli's 'special' title win

Ralf Schumacher has revealed the F1 paddock’s unprecedented reaction to Kimi Antonelli clinching the 2026 title at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Lando Norris’ stint as the F1 world champion has come to an end in less than 12 months, with Kimi Antonelli etching his name in history as the 2026 title-winner following his P3 finish in Mexico City.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 4

Kimi Antonelli just echoed a young Lewis Hamilton as he responds to Ayrton Senna comparisons

Kimi Antonelli’s first championship triumph in Formula 1 has naturally been followed by comparisons to his idol Ayrton Senna. Following Kimi Antonelli clinching the world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix, his first chance to celebrate on track will be at the upcoming Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil.

Formula One News / Motorsport / November 4

Toto Wolff addresses his future at Mercedes after momentous Kimi Antonelli win

Toto Wolff admits he evaluates his Mercedes future daily, calling himself a dinosaur while preparing his eventual successor Crowning a 20-year-old World Champion is exactly the kind of legacy-defining achievement that forces an executive to evaluate their long-term future.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 4

Sao Paulo Grand Prix predictions as F1 experts tip Kimi Antonelli’s rivals for first win as champion

Andrea Kimi Antonelli is off to Brazil for his first race as the new F1 champion at the 2026 Sao Paulo Grand Prix, but our F1 experts are not unanimously backing him to get the win.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli News / AutoRacing1.com / November 4

Formula 1 News: Antonelli keeps Senna’s 12 to stay grounded

(GMM) Champion elect Kimi Antonelli (pictured) has confirmed he will not switch to number 1 next season, instead keeping the number 12 that carried him to the 2026 title.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli News / Larry Brown Sports / November 3

Kimi Antonelli hears from star Italian athletes after winning F1 championship

Kimi Antonelli is receiving all the praise and recognition from his fellow Italians after winning the F1 championship. Antonelli finished third in the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday, behind winner Max Verstappen and second-place driver Lewis Hamilton.

Formula One News / F1 Oversteer / November 3

Toto Wolff's biggest fear about Kimi Antonelli after his first F1 title win is already being realised

Kimi Antonelli has become Formula 1’s youngest-ever world champion and that has naturally sparked huge praise for the young Italian. At just 20 years old, Kimi Antonelli clinched the F1 world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix, achieving the feat in just his second year in the category.

Formula One News / GiveMeSport / November 3

F1: Senior Figures 'Privately' Concerned About 'Worst-Case Scenario' Happening at Qatar GP

Senior Formula 1 figures are 'privately' concerned about the 'worst-case scenario' happening at the Qatar Grand Prix later this month. Kimi Antonelli was crowned 2026 F1 champion at last weekend's Mexican Grand Prix after he secured P3, with Max Verstappen holding off Lewis Hamilton to win a thrilling race in Mexico City.

Manchester United News / centredevils / November 3

INEOS praised in Kimi Antonelli F1 title win

Manchester United’s decline has become one of the biggest challenges of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s time in football, with the billionaire still searching for a formula that can restore the club to the top of the game.

Formula One News / GiveMeSport / November 3

F1: George Russell's Heartbreaking Statement After Kimi Antonelli Wins Drivers' Championship

Mercedes' George Russell has taken to social media to "speak from the heart" after not speaking to the media following Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix, where teammate Kimi Antonelli was crowned world champion.

Bologna News / Goal.com / November 2

Bologna invite Antonelli to celebrate his success: here’s when

The Bolognese club congratulate the young Bologna-born driver, the new Formula 1 world champion Bologna have congratulated newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Andrea Kimi Antonelli , who hails from Casalecchio di Reno and is a huge Bologna fan.

Kimi Antonelli is Formula 1 world champion! An Italian wins again after 73 years

The 20-year-old Italian driver wins the title at the Mexican Grand Prix Andrea Kimi Antonelli 's long pursuit of the Formula 1 world title is over. The 20-year-old Mercedes driver arrived at the Mexico City Grand Prix with a commanding lead in the standings over team-mate George Russel.

Formula One News / Athlon Sports / October 25

All About Kimi Antonelli’s Mother, Veronica Pomaro: Career, Background, Family Life, and More

Kimi Antonelli’s Formula 1 journey began long before he joined Mercedes, with his family introducing him to motorsport when he was barely old enough to walk.