20‑year‑old Kimi Antonelli crowns chaotic Mexican GP with title despite finishing third

Kimi Antonelli, the 20‑year‑old Mercedes‑powered prodigy, turned the Mexican Grand Prix into a record‑setting showdown. He crossed the line in third place, but the points haul was enough to make the championship mathematically impossible for anyone else with four races still to run.

Max Verstappen took the victory, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium in second. Antonelli’s podium finish, however, was the decisive moment that handed him the world title, making him the youngest Formula One champion ever.

The win sparked a wave of celebration across the sport’s fanbase, many of whom joked that the trophy now belongs to a driver who’s still technically a teenager. While the podium was a three‑man parade of a Dutchman, a Brit and a 20‑year‑old rookie, Antonelli’s achievement will be recorded in the annals of F1 history – and, no doubt, in future school projects about breaking age records.

As the silver globe was lifted, Antonelli’s mother beamed from the stands, proving that sometimes the biggest headlines come from the youngest voices on the grid.