Everything record and milestone Antonelli could achieve with F1 title win in Mexico

Kimi Antonelli stands just one result away from shattering Formula One records and etching his name into history books. A ninth-place finish at Sunday's Mexico City Grand Prix would make the 20-year-old Mercedes driver the youngest world champion in F1's storied past. At just 20 years and 68 days old, Antonelli would surpass the previous record set by Sebastian Vettel, who claimed his maiden championship at the age of 23 and 134 days in 2010.

Should Antonelli secure the title without scoring points, provided neither Mercedes teammate George Russell nor Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton wins the race, he would accomplish yet another historic milestone. The Italian would become the first Formula One champion born in the 21st century, a testament to the emergence of a new generation of drivers at the pinnacle of motorsport.

For the first time, an Italian driver would hold the world championship title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. This would make Antonelli the country's first champion in 73 years, joining a select group of Italian drivers that includes Ascari, who claimed titles in 1952 and 1953, and Giuseppe Farina, the inaugural champion in 1950. Moreover, Antonelli would make history as the first Italian driver to win the world championship with a non-Italian team, representing Mercedes.

The victory would also end Mercedes' championship drought, marking the first drivers' title for the team since Lewis Hamilton's triumph in 2020. Antonelli's achievement would come in his second Formula One season, joining an elite club alongside Lewis Hamilton and Jacques Villeneuve, who won their first titles in only their second campaigns. As the race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez begins with Antonelli starting in fourth place, the young champion-in-waiting aims to etch his name in the annals of Formula One history.