Antonelli’s title bid halted by red flag at Mexico GP
Kimi Antonelli was running third in his Mercedes when the race was stopped following a crash involving Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas.
On Sunday, the Mexico Grand Prix was halted at the Mexico City circuit after a crash involving Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas. The 37-year-old driver suffered a suspension failure in the front left side of his car, causing the wheel to buckle and the vehicle to skid backward off the track, crashing into barriers. Bottas was slow to exit his car, waving to the crowd as he walked away, while the rest of the field returned to the pits to wait for a restart.
Kimi Antonelli, the 20-year-and-68-day-old Mercedes driver, was running third in the standings behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc when the race was suspended. At the time, Antonelli was on track to become the youngest ever Formula One world champion, surpassing Sebastian Vettel's record from 2010, and marking the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
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