New Delhi, Nov. 2 -- Kimi Antonelli etched his name into history books on Sunday after the Italian secured a third-place finish at the Mercedes in a red-flagged and restarted Mexico City Grand Prix which was won by Red Bull's Max Verstappen. In the process, Antonelli became the youngest Formula 1 (F1) champion at 20 years and 68 days old.

Antonelli is currently at 380 points, 119 points clear of Dutch Verstappen, who finished second in the 2026 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship. Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton started from pole position and took a close second place -- after clashing with teammate Charles Leclerc.

The previous youngest champion was Germany's Sebastian Vettel, who took the first of his four with Red Bull at 23 years and 134...