{
  "id": 16543058,
  "title": "Wolff hails Antonelli’s best race yet after US victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/wolff-hails-antonellis-best-race-yet-after-us-victory-16543058",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T00:19:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/10/26/wolff-hails-antonelli-s-best-race-yet-after-us-victory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Toto Wolff, Mercedes team boss, hailed Kimi Antonelli's US Grand Prix win as the race of a champion, praising the 20-year-old's exceptional performance. Antonelli secured his ninth win of the season, setting himself up to become the youngest Formula One champion in Mexico next weekend. He won by more than 13 seconds, using a one-stop strategy, while teammate George Russell finished eighth, keeping the championship title within reach.\n\nWolff was particularly impressed with Antonelli's start from pole position and his ability to control the race, despite starting on an inferior tyre. He called the win \"the best race that he's delivered so far,\" acknowledging that Antonelli has outperformed the car and his driving style has meshed well with it.\n\nAntonelli echoed Wolff's praise, stating that it was one of the best races due to the team effort and strategy, especially the one-stop plan. He also highlighted the team's speed on Monza, a track where overtaking was relatively easy, making the victory a special and memorable one.",
  "summary": "Mercedes boss Toto Wolff praised Kimi Antonelli's dominant drive from pole position, controlling the race at all times and outperforming the car.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Wolff hails Antonelli's best race yet after US victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/wolff-hails-antonellis-best-race-yet-after-us-victory",
        "published": "2026-10-26T00:05:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Antonelli one race away from becoming youngest F1 world champion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/antonelli-one-race-away-from-becoming-youngest-f1-world-champion",
        "published": "2026-10-26T02:01:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Wolff hails Antonelli's best race yet after US victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/wolff-hails-antonellis-best-race-yet-after-us-victory-16549614",
        "published": "2026-10-26T02:31:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}