{
  "id": 18293939,
  "title": "Max Verstappen jokes about key difference with Kimi Antonelli at 20: “He speaks Italian!”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/max-verstappen-jokes-about-key-difference-with-kimi-antonelli-at-20",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/max-verstappen-jokes-about-key-difference-with-kimi-antonelli-at-20-he-speaks-italian/10871670/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Max Verstappen joked about a key difference with Kimi Antonelli at 20: \"He speaks Italian!\" Kimi Antonelli almost retired due to an oil leak in Mexico. Four-time world champion Verstappen started in Formula 1 at 17 but struggled with the Renault engine, only challenging for titles from 2021 onwards after developing away from the spotlight at Red Bull. Verstappen admires Antonelli's down-to-earth demeanor and genuine character, qualities he did not have at 20.",
  "summary": "Following the Mexico Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli has entered the history books as Formula 1’s youngest-ever world champion. The Italian has taken the record from Sebastian Vettel, who had already said at Monza that he would be delighted for Antonelli to break it and that records are there to be broken. Under the current superlicence rules, it will be an enormous challenge to lower ... Keep reading",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}