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  "id": 17700255,
  "title": "Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion at 20 years old",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/antonelli-becomes-youngest-f1-champion-at-20-years-old",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T22:37:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/antonelli-becomes-youngest-f1-champion-at-20-years-old/"
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  "summary": "Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli became Formula One’s youngest world champion at 20 years old on Sunday. Finishing third at the high-altitude Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Antonelli became the first Italian champion since 1953 and secured an unassailable 119-point overall lead.\n\nThe Mexico City Grand Prix was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton started from pole position and finished in second place. The race included two safety cars, multiple crashes, and a 33-minute halt with 25 of the 71 laps remaining, resulting in a red-flagged and restarted event.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest F1 champion at 20 years old",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/kimi-antonelli-becomes-youngest-f1-champion-at-20-years-old",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "How Kimi Antonelli went from a kid hiding in a stack of tires to F1’s youngest champion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/how-kimi-antonelli-went-from-a-kid-hiding-in-a-stack-of-tires-to-f1s",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:47:33.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Antonelli makes F1 history as youngest-ever world champion at 20",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/antonelli-makes-f1-history-as-youngest-ever-world-champion-at-20",
        "published": "2026-11-01T22:59:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Six key races that made Kimi Antonelli a world champion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/six-key-races-that-made-kimi-antonelli-a-world-champion",
        "published": "2026-11-01T23:22:00.000Z"
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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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