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Antonelli is on the verge of becoming Italy’s first Formula One champion in 73 years.

BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson answers your latest questions after the United States Grand Prix.

Antonelli now needs to score only two points in Mexico City to be sure of the title even if rival George Russell wins.

The Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has paid tribute to his driver Kimi Antonelli and hailed his victory at the US Grand Prix as the Italian’s ‘best race yet’

Mercedes’s 20-year-old driver can win the championship in Mexico next week if his teammate Russell doesn’t win the race.

Kimi Antonelli isn't F1 world champion just yet, but after winning in Austin on Sunday, it's only a matter of time for Mercedes' winderkind.

Kimi Antonelli's Austin win was "the best he has delivered", according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff, even if it wasn't quite enough to give him the title.

It was a masterful race weekend from the 20-year-old Italian, who is very likely to clinch the 2026 Formula 1 driver’s title next weekend in Mexico City.

Mercedes driver Antonelli, 20, will head to Mexico City next week with a whopping 123-point lead over George Russell, with Lewis Hamilton a point further back - a finish of ninth or higher for the Italian will seal the title

The 20-year-old will become the sport’s youngest champion if he finishes ninth or higher next Sunday.

The Briton, the pre-season title favourite, finished a disappointing eighth at the Circuit of the Americas

The 20-year-old championship leader won from Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen and should become F1’s youngest world champion next week in Mexico

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff promised to get the “tequila on ice” after Kimi Antonelli narrowly failed to win his first world title in Texas despite a dominant victory in the United States Grand Prix.

Follow live F1 updates from the Circuit of the Americas with Mercedes’ Antonelli on the brink of his first world title

Kimi Antonelli can become the youngest F1 world champion on Sunday, but far from feeling the pressure he says he is enjoying himself more than usual.

The Italian needs to win Sunday’s race and hope that George Russell finishes lower than ninth and Lewis Hamilton lower than fifth

Kimi Antonelli claimed pole position for the US Grand Prix with a hugely impressive lap at the Circuit of the Americas as he closes in on a first world title

Kimi Antonelli’s chances of becoming Formula One’s youngest ever world champion in Texas this weekend improved massively after he claimed a surprise pole position for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix.