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  "id": 17748960,
  "title": "Kimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/kimi-antonelli-makes-history-as-youngest-f1-champion-17748960",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:01:00.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/kimi-antonelli-makes-history-as-youngest-f1-champion/a-79825130?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
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  "account": "Kimi Antonelli made history by becoming Formula One's youngest world champion at the age of 20, 68 days old, after finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix. The previous record was held by German driver Sebastian Vettel, who became a world champion at the age of 23. Antonelli is also the first Italian champion since 1953. His emotional reaction after the race highlighted the significance of this achievement, stating that it was truly incredible to share the podium with Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. The young driver, who secured the title with four races remaining, acknowledged that the final lap of the race was complicated due to the excitement of achieving one of his biggest dreams. Currently, Antonelli leads the championship standings with 380 points, while Verstappen and Hamilton follow with 261 and 259 points, respectively. With only four races left in the season, Verstappen and Hamilton will battle for second place in the championship. Despite a red flag interruption during the race due to a crash by Valtteri Bottas, Antonelli continued with a relatively smooth run. Looking ahead, F1 will head to Brazil and then Las Vegas, with the final two Grands Prix scheduled in Qatar and Abu Dhabi, although the latter two events' occurrence remains uncertain due to geopolitical instability in the region.",
  "summary": "Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion and Italy's first since 1953 when he finished third in Sunday's thrilling and crash-hit Mexico City Grand Prix.",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "The F1 records Antonelli broke to become world champion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/the-f1-records-antonelli-broke-to-become-world-champion",
        "published": "2026-11-02T00:02:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Superstitious Antonelli to shun F1 champion’s number one next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/superstitious-antonelli-to-shun-f1-champions-number-one-next-year-17739796",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Superstitious Antonelli to shun F1 champion's number one next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/superstitious-antonelli-to-shun-f1-champions-number-one-next-year",
        "published": "2026-11-02T02:43:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Superstitious Antonelli to shun F1 champion's number one next year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/superstitious-antonelli-to-shun-f1-champions-number-one-next-year-17755335",
        "published": "2026-11-02T06:19:07.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "'Champion of the world!’: Listen to the radio that made Kimi Antonelli cry in Mexico City",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/champion-of-the-world-listen-to-the-radio-that-made-kimi-antonelli",
        "published": "2026-11-02T07:17:12.000Z"
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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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