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Kimi Antonelli storms to US F1 GP victory but is made to wait for title glory

Kimi Antonelli took a dominant victory at the US Grand Prix, with a controlled and composed drive to beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second place, but it was not quite enough for the Italian to seal his first…

By Giles Richards · The Guardian

Published: Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 10:21 PM

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Kimi Antonelli won the US Grand Prix from pole position, moving to the brink of the world championship.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished in second place, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen completed the podium in third.
A one-stop strategy secured Antonelli's ninth victory of the 2026 Formula One season for Mercedes.

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli secured a dominant victory at the US Grand Prix in Austin, taking his ninth win of the season ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Starting from pole, the 20-year-old Italian executed a successful one-stop strategy to control the race, though the result leaves him just short of mathematically clinching the Formula One world championship.

Antonelli holds a 123-point lead over teammate George Russell and a 124-point lead over Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton heading into the Mexican Grand Prix. A ninth-place finish or beating both rivals in Mexico City will ensure Antonelli becomes the youngest world champion in Formula One history.

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Kimi Antonelli storms to US F1 GP victory but is made to wait for title glory

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