Mexico City | A tearful Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion at 20 years and 68 days old on Sunday (Monday AEDT) 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 since 1953 sobbed with joy over the team radio as he took the chequered flag at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with his overall lead now an unassailable 119 points.
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