United States GP: Kimi Antonelli wins Austin race to move to brink of F1 world title after dominant drive
Kimi Antonelli secured a victory at the United States Grand Prix, moving him to the brink of becoming the youngest Formula 1 world champion. Despite strong performances from teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Antonelli maintains a significant points lead heading into the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Why it matters
This marks a potential historic milestone in professional motorsports, highlighting the rise of a new generation of elite drivers in Formula 1.
Kimi Antonelli moved to the brink of becoming Formula 1's youngest-ever world champion with a superb drive to victory in the United States Grand Prix. <p>Antonelli had an outside chance of clinching the 2026 title as early as Sunday's Austin race provided he won, Lewis Hamilton finished outside the top four and George Russell was ninth or lower.</p><p>And while he held up his side of the bargain by brilliantly claiming a ninth win of the season on a one-stop strategy to his nearest rivals' two, Hamilton took fourth and Russell eighth to stay in mathematical contention.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/grandprix/united-states/results/2026/race" target="_blank"><strong>United States GP race result</strong></a> | <strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/standings">F1 2026 standings</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/f1/schedule-results">F1 2026 calendar</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/F1articlespushpromo" target="_blank"><strong>Got the Sky Sports app? Sign up for latest F1 alerts</strong></a><strong>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?
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