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.
Mexico City witnessed the unexpected halt of Kimi Antonelli's pursuit to become the youngest Formula One world champion at the Mexico GP on Sunday. The race was called off after a crash involving Valtteri Bottas of Cadillac, which led to Antonelli's Mercedes trailing behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
At the time of the suspension, Antonelli was in third place, just nine positions away from securing the title. With the race stopped, all drivers returned to the pits for a restart scenario. Despite his age of 20 years and 68 days, which would have made him the youngest champion ever, surpassing Sebastian Vettel's record from 2010, and the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953, the race's suspension put an end to Antonelli's title hopes.
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