{
  "id": 19548897,
  "title": "Kimi Antonelli keeps F1 title promise with Italian flag hair at Mercedes factory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/kimi-antonelli-keeps-f1-title-promise-with-italian-flag-hair-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T20:55:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/kimi-antonelli-keeps-f1-title-promise-with-italian-flag-hair-at-mercedes-factory/10873952/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kimi Antonelli, the new Mercedes world champion, kept his promise by dyeing his hair green, white and red to represent the Italian flag during a visit to the Mercedes factory in Brackley, England. The car manufacturer posted a video of Antonelli meeting team members, who laughed at his new hairstyle. Before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Antonelli had mentioned on La Gazzetta dello Sport that he would dye his hair during the season, but did not specify when. He chose to dye his hair at the Brackley factory, where he and the team were celebrating a successful season. Antonelli won the drivers' championship in Mexico, becoming the youngest F1 world champion at 20 and Italy's first champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. He secured the constructors' title at Interlagos, marking Mercedes' first title since 2021, despite Antonelli's challenging race where he spun out of the lead after switching to slick tyres and finished fifth, the first time a Mercedes failed to finish on the podium in the season.",
  "summary": "Kimi Antonelli has kept his word. Mercedes' new world champion arrived at the team's Brackley factory this week with his hair dyed green, white and red, the colours of the Italian flag, as the team celebrated its successful season at its headquarters. Mercedes posted a video of the moment on social media on Wednesday, showing Antonelli meeting members of the team to laughter, with Toto Wolff ...…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}