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Kimi Antonelli wins dominant US Grand Prix and tightens his grip on historic F1 title chase

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Vertuno, J. (2026, October 25). Kimi Antonelli wins dominant US Grand Prix and tightens his grip on historic F1 title chase. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/kimi-antonelli-wins-dominant-us-grand-prix-and-tightens-his-grip-on-historic-f1-title-chase/article_bd2065b2-f53e-56f5-8345-0c6fa297a52f.html

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Kimi Antonelli secured his ninth victory of the season at the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, where he started from pole position. Despite not clinching the Formula 1 championship outright this race due to strong performances by rivals Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Antonelli remains on track for a historic title with only a top-nine finish required in the upcoming Mexico City Grand Prix to win the championship.

Written by AI on 2026-10-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his lead to 123 points over George Russell. Despite this commanding performance and victory in Austin, Antonelli did not secure the Formula One championship outright. He leads by a significant margin but must finish ninth or higher at the Mexico City race next weekend to clinch the title regardless of his rivals' performances.

Antonelli's win was dominant, with Charles Leclerc finishing second and Max Verstappen third. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton came in fourth, while Russell finished eighth, barely maintaining his mathematical chances for the championship. Antonelli needs only minor performance from his rivals to be crowned champion next week in Mexico City, barring any catastrophic slip-ups. His lead is substantial enough that a ninth-place finish would ensure the title, even if Russell wins or Hamilton secures first place. Antonelli will likely claim his first Formula One championship at the upcoming race unless there are unexpected outcomes.

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🔮 And it could come fast.

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AUSTIN Ferrari Mercedes Mexico City Texas

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Antonelli PERSON · 8× Mercedes ORG · 4× Ferrari ORG · 3× Verstappen PERSON · 3× Mexico City GPE · 2× AUSTIN GPE · 1× Formula 1 ORG · 1× Kimi Antonelli PERSON · 1× Lewis Hamilton PERSON · 1× Texas GPE · 1×

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But Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and Mercedes’ George Russell, who is a distant second in the standings, finished eighth to barely keep the title chase alive, sending it to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

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2026-10-25 · Toronto Star

Kimi Antonelli wins dominant US Grand Prix and tightens his grip on historic F1 title chase · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kimi Antonelli stormed to his ninth win of the season on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix and further tightened his grip on a Formula 1 season championship that he could win at the next race in Mexico City. uncertain

he → storm → City

The Mercedes driver started from pole position at the Circuit of the Americas with an outside chance of winning the season championship outright. asserted

driver → start → championship

A victory combined with poor results from his closest rivals would have done it. asserted

victory → combine → it

who → finish → Prix

“It was a result we needed, the whole team deserve it so much,” Antonelli said. asserted

Antonelli → need → it

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second, more than 14 seconds behind Antonelli. asserted

Leclerc → finish → Antonelli

The 20-year-old Antonelli is on the brink of becoming F1’s youngest champion in series history, and the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. asserted

Antonelli → become → 1953

He made easy work of Sunday’s race with a blistering start that blew Verstappen off the line as he eased into the first corner. asserted

he → make → corner

Verstappen has struggled with his starts several times this season, and Antonelli’s blast into the first corner never gave Verstappen a chance to win the inside line. asserted

blast → struggle → line

Instead, the four-time champion quickly found himself in a fight with the two Ferrari cars while Antonelli drove off into the distance and seized control of the race. asserted

Antonelli → find → race

From there, it was a matter of managing the race as Mercedes watched to see where Russell and Hamilton would finish. asserted

Russell → manage → race

“Another small step,” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told Antonelli over the radio after the victory. asserted

Wolff → tell → victory

The biggest one could come next week in front of one of the biggest, most boisterous crowds of the season. uncertain

one → come → season

Antonelli needs to finish only ninth or higher in Mexico City to clinch the championship. asserted

Antonelli → need → championship

“We are very close, but we try to finish on a high and we try to clinch (the title) very soon,” Antonelli said. asserted

Antonelli → try → title