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2026-11-02 · BBC News · Sports

How Antonelli 'blew everyone away' to make Formula 1 history

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2026-11-01 · BBC News · Sports

'We've got big problems' - Hamilton says Ferrari need 'serious talks'

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2026-11-01 · BBC News · Sports

Antonelli becomes world champion as Verstappen wins in Mexico

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2026-11-01 · BBC News · Sports

On 'tense' Antonelli's big weekend, this was Hamilton's day

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2026-10-31 · BBC News · Sports

Hamilton takes first pole for Ferrari at Mexico City Grand Prix

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2026-10-25 · BBC News · Sports

Antonelli wins in US but has to wait to secure title

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2026-09-06 · BBC News

🔮 - Published Kimi Antonelli's stunning victory in the Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid will go down in Formula 1 folklore - and, remarkably, his team boss Toto Wolff said that he had seen it coming on Saturday. assertive

2026-09-21 · BBC News

🔮 - Published Formula 1 has announced the maximum race distance for grands prix will be reduced by 15km from 305km (189.5 miles) to 290km (180.2 miles) for the 2027 season. assertive

2026-09-23 · BBC News

🔮 Mekies added: "You could see from his first weekend in Melbourne that he handled the step up with remarkable composure and had earned his place in this seat. " assertive

2026-09-24 · BBC News

🔮 He missed half the session so will have some catching up to do in the second session later in the day. assertive

2026-09-25 · BBC News

🔮 The Mercedes driver, who has been running away with the championship this season, hit a wall in first qualifying in Baku and will start Saturday's race 16th. Team-mate George Russell, his closest pursuer in the title race, starts from pole after a dominant performance. assertive

2026-09-26 · BBC News

🔮 Russell could never break free of Verstappen but the four-time world champion was not quite able to get close enough to try an overtaking move. assertive

2026-09-26 · BBC News

🔮 Colapinto was given a 10-second penalty in the race, but as he was already retired this will be converted into a grid drop at the next race, the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, next weekend. assertive

2026-09-26 · BBC News

🔮 Instead, it was Antonelli who won the race, with what will go down as one of the greatest drives in history. assertive

2026-09-27 · BBC News

🔮 Horner, dismissed as Red Bull team principal in July 2025, used an interview with the Times this week to say that Ferrari are the only Formula 1 team he would work for without being given a shareholding, describing it as "the dream", external. assertive

2026-09-29 · BBC News

🔮 "When I jump in the car, in free practice, I will see some people braking late in a corner, locking up the front tyres here or there, making mistakes there," Alonso says. assertive

2026-10-01 · BBC News

🔮 But the team have their first major upgrade for some time and hope that will bring them into contention. assertive

2026-10-02 · BBC News

🔮 Alpine's Pierre Gasly was seventh fastest, ahead of the Racing Bulls of Liam Lawson and Arvid Lindblad, who will start from the back of the grid as a result of a grid penalty for using too many engine parts. assertive

2026-10-03 · BBC News

🔮 Verstappen, whose last pole and victory was at the season finale in Abu Dhabi in 2026, was 0.298 seconds quicker than Hamilton after topping all three sessions of qualifying. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was third fastest but has a five-place grid penalty, which will promote runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli to third place. assertive

2026-10-03 · BBC News

🔮 - Published Even Lewis Hamilton, starting from his equal best grid position of the year in second place, fears Max Verstappen will be tough to beat in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. assertive

2026-10-04 · BBC News

🔮 A late safety car caused by Alex Albon's stricken Williams led to everyone switching to fresh tyres for a four-lap dash to the flag, but again Verstappen was supreme and remained unchallenged. assertive

2026-10-04 · BBC News

🔮 At some point we were five-wide on the straight because we couldn't understand what was going on. assertive

2026-10-08 · BBC News

🔮 A heat hazard is an official status for an event where it is forecast that temperatures will exceed 31C at some point during the race. assertive

2026-10-08 · BBC News

🔮 - Published George Russell says he will be taking a further grid penalty this season in addition to the one he has been hit with for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix. assertive

2026-10-09 · BBC News

🔮 The split between tyre compounds made it hard to form any conclusions about relative pace. Russell will start Sunday's race from the back as a result of a penalty for using too many engine parts, following his engine failure while running third in the closing stages of the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia. He and Antonelli are also running different specifications of car, Russell reverting to a previous spec and the Italian the new aerodynamic package introduced in Malaysia. assertive

2026-10-09 · BBC News

🔮 Russell enters this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix 86 points behind team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and will start from the back because of a grid penalty for using too many engine parts. assertive

2026-10-09 · BBC News

🔮 Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, using the Mercedes upgrade that underperformed in Malaysia while Russell is on the previous specification, could manage only seventh. And there were further glitches with the engine settings provided by governing body the FIA five days after the formation laps in the wet in Malaysia saw cars reduced to crawling speed as a result of a software bug. assertive

2026-10-11 · BBC News

🔮 To become champion in Austin, he would need to win the race with Russell finishing ninth or lower and Hamilton fifth or lower. assertive

2026-10-11 · BBC News

🔮 Not every call will work out, and I can accept getting it wrong but I'm sorry for the team for the points we lost today. assertive

2026-10-13 · BBC News

🔮 The event - to be called the African Grand Prix - will be held on a new, purpose-built circuit in Bugesera, 25 miles south of the capital Kigali and next to the city's new international airport. assertive

2026-10-13 · BBC News

🔮 The track is not completely finalised - there will be further consultation with teams and drivers - but is envisaged to be about 6km (3.7 miles) long, with 17 corners, and will use the undulating Rwandan landscape to help create a dramatic layout. assertive

2026-10-14 · BBC News

🔮 Mekies said: "I am incredibly proud to continue this journey with Red Bull Racing, and I would like to thank Chalerm, Mark, and Oliver, the entire team, and everyone involved for the trust they have placed in the project. assertive

2026-10-24 · BBC News

🔮 Antonelli whooped with delight as he took his first pole position since the Belgian Grand Prix in July and said: "It feels good to be back." The 20-year-old Italian will become world champion on Sunday if he wins the race with Hamilton lower than fourth and Russell lower than eighth. assertive

2026-10-25 · BBC News

🔮 Antonelli will be crowned champion in Mexico City next weekend as long he does not lose more than 23 points to Russell and 24 to Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. assertive

2026-10-29 · BBC News

🔮 A Mercedes spokesperson said: "We expect him to be back tomorrow." Practice for the race starts on Friday at 18:30 GMT. Antonelli will seal the championship, and become the youngest winner in Formula 1 history, as long as he does not lose more than two points to team-mate George Russell and one point to Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in the grand prix on Sunday. The only way he could be stopped from tying up the title is if one of Russell and Hamilton wins. assertive

2026-10-30 · BBC News

🔮 Leclerc was 0.659 seconds quicker than Antonelli, for whom a ninth-place finish will secure the championship regardless of any other results. assertive

2026-10-31 · BBC News

🔮 Antonelli qualified fifth behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Red Bull's Max Verstappen, but will start fourth because of a one-place penalty for the Dutchman. assertive

2026-11-01 · BBC News

🔮 It still puts the 20-year-old Italian in a strong position to seal the maiden title that will make him the youngest champion in history. assertive

2026-11-01 · BBC News

🔮 The key stories of the race were: Antonelli delivering the title with several races to go in a season he has taken by storm Tension at Ferrari after Leclerc's successful attempts to grab the lead on the first lap led to controversy and unhappiness at the team Verstappen benefitting from the internal battle to take his third win in four races. Antonelli keeps calm during late chaos Antonelli went into the race knowing that effectively he only had to stay out of trouble to ensure he secured the title. The only way he could not do so was if Russell or Hamilton won the race. assertive

2026-11-01 · BBC News

🔮 This is an updated version of an article first published in August 2026 Kimi Antonelli was 10 when his father Marco first realised the boy sitting on his lap, operating the steering and gears, might have an exceptional talent as a racing driver. The pair were at the Adria circuit in north-east Italy, Marco with his Lamborghini sports car team, Kimi competing in a karting race. assertive

2026-11-01 · BBC News

🔮 When informed Hamilton was unhappy, Leclerc said: "I will speak with Lewis. assertive

2026-11-02 · BBC News

🔮 To Antonelli, firstly, who said: "I will definitely frame the picture and put it in my house because it's just an incredible moment. assertive

2026-11-02 · BBC News

🔮 Russell thanked his team for "producing the best car and power-unit this season" and said it had been "inspiring to see everyone coming together over four tough years to bring Mercedes back to the top". He had gone into the race knowing it was highly likely Antonelli would clinch the title, but afterwards emotions overwhelmed him and he was close to tears while being weighed. assertive