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Kimi Antonelli: How F1’s newest superstar went from rookie to record-breaker

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“Kimi Antonelli: How F1’s newest superstar went from rookie to record-breaker”

In the thin air of Mexico City, Andrea Kimi Antonelli could finally exhale, weeping on the radio as he was declared Formula One world champion with four races left in the 2026 season. The Italian needed just two points to secure his first title. He finished on the podium in third place before being hoisted onto the shoulders of two of F1’s greatest drivers, four-time world champion Max Verstappen and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. Antonelli’s numbers border on the absurd. At only 20 years…

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