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‘I’ve cried way too much today’: Kimi Antonelli fights back tears after F1 title win

Source: The Guardian Sport - Published: 02 Nov 2026 06:05

20-year-old seals championship after finishing third in MexicoFellow drivers unite in praise for sport’s youngest ever championHaving enjoyed a moment he said he would remember forever, an emotional Kimi Antonelli was moved to tears once more in remembering his grandfather after the Italian won the Formula One world championship at the Mexican Grand Prix.In turn, his fellow drivers were unstinting in their praise for the new champion, who took his debut title with third place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Among those was Lewis Hamilton, but the British driver also delivered a stern rebuke to his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc. Continue reading...