Beijing, Nov. 2 -- Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli became the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history after finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix, ending Italy's 73-year wait for a drivers' title.
The 20-year-old secured his maiden championship on Sunday with four races to spare, eclipsing Sebastian Vettel's previous record by more than three years and becoming the first Italian to winthe title since Alberto Ascari claimed his second consecutive crown in 1953.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen won a chaotic race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, holding off Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton by 0.799 seconds, but the afternoon belonged to Antonelli, whose composed drive completed a remarkable transformation from an inconsistent rookie into Formula...