F1 world champion-elect Kimi Antonelli: ‘Hopefully we can clinch it soon’

Championship leader hails ‘perfect execution of strategy’Win in Austin leaves Italian two points away from titleKimi Antonelli has acknowledged the Formula One world championship is within his grasp after the Italian took a dominant victory at the US Grand Prix which has put him just two points away from clinching his first title at the Mexican Grand Prix next weekend.Antonelli beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second place and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into third. With his title rivals George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finishing eighth and fourth respectively, Antonelli will take the title if he finishes in ninth or higher in Mexico City. Continue reading…

The championship leader hailed his Mercedes team’s ‘perfect execution of strategy’ after a win that leaves him two points away from his first title Win in Austin leaves Italian two points away from title Kimi Antonelli has acknowledged the Formula One world championship is within his grasp after the Italian took a dominant victory at the US Grand Prix which has put him just two points away from clinching his first title at the Mexican Grand Prix next weekend.

Antonelli beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second place and the Red Bull of Max Verstappen into third. With his title rivals George Russell and Lewis Hamilton finishing eighth and fourth respectively, Antonelli will take the title if he finishes in ninth or higher in Mexico City. The 20-year-old, who stands to become Formula 1’s youngest champion, was jubilant as he crossed the line at the Circuit of the