Antonelli becomes F1's youngest-ever champ, Italy's first in 73 years
(ANSA) - ROME, 02 NOV - Kimi Antonelli has become the youngest-ever Formula 1 world champion and Italy's first since Alberto Ascari in 1953 after wrapping up the title with four grands prix to spare with his third-place finish in Mexico on Sunday. "We did it," the tearful 20-year-old said after coming home behind two of the sport's all-time greats, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, to seal the championship with a podium finish. "I am so grateful for this moment," added the Bologna native, who is only in his second season in Formula 1. "I'm speechless, just trying to process what has…
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same event, Antonelli clinching the title as the youngest F1 champion, with a different angle on the Mexico race and no conflicting facts.
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