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  "id": 17697121,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T22:27:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/antonelli-on-brink-of-history-at-mexico-city-gp-needing-only-ninth-place-finish-to-seal-f1-title-1.500731979"
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  "account": "Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli is on the cusp of history at the Mexico City Grand Prix, needing only a ninth-place finish to secure the Formula 1 championship. At just 20 years old, the record for the youngest champion is held by Sebastian Vettel, who clinched the title at the age of 23 in 2010. Antonelli, who won the recent United States Grand Prix from pole position, will start the race in fourth place on the grid, while his closest rival, Lewis Hamilton, will set off from pole position. A ninth-place finish for Antonelli, regardless of the outcomes of his teammate George Russell or Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, would enable him to break Vettel's record and potentially become the first Italian driver to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Mercedes also stands to clinch the constructors' title for the first time since 2021 if Antonelli secures the championship.",
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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",
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        "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"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-11-01T21:43:13.000Z"
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        "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"
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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."
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