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  "id": 17686935,
  "title": "Antonelli’s title bid halted by red flag at Mexico GP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/antonellis-title-bid-halted-by-red-flag-at-mexico-gp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:43:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/11/02/antonelli-s-title-bid-halted-by-red-flag-at-mexico-gp"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nKimi 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.",
  "summary": "Kimi Antonelli was running third in his Mercedes when the race was stopped following a crash involving Cadillac's Valtteri Bottas.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Antonelli on brink of history at Mexico City GP, needing only ninth-place finish to seal F1 title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/antonelli-on-brink-of-history-at-mexico-city-gp-needing-only-ninth",
        "published": "2026-11-01T17:07:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Live: Antonelli on the cusp of history as F1 races in Mexico City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/live-antonelli-on-the-cusp-of-history-as-f1-races-in-mexico-city",
        "published": "2026-11-01T18:53:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest world champion in F1 history",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/kimi-antonelli-becomes-youngest-world-champion-in-f1-history",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:25:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Antonelli on brink of history at Mexico City GP, needing only ninth-place finish to seal F1 title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/antonelli-on-brink-of-history-at-mexico-city-gp-needing-only-ninth-17697121",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:27:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Antonelli becomes world champion as Verstappen wins in Mexico",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/antonelli-becomes-world-champion-as-verstappen-wins-in-mexico",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:30:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest champion in F1 history at age 20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mercedes-driver-kimi-antonelli-becomes-youngest-champion-in-f1",
        "published": "2026-11-01T23:21:10.000Z"
      }
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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."
}