Antonelli becomes world champion as Verstappen wins in Mexico

Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history as Max Verstappen wins the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli did not win the race in Mexico City - but he did not need to

Kimi Antonelli clinched his first world title and became the youngest champion in Formula 1 history by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

Antonelli - 20 years and 68 days old - finished the race in third, behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.

His moment of glory came on a day when tensions at Ferrari between seven-time champion Hamilton and team-mate Charles Leclerc came close to boiling over.

Antonelli drove a composed race amid some hectic action involving the other front-runners in a grand prix interrupted by a red flag that led to a 25-lap sprint to the finish.

The Italian, a teenager until late August, spent the closing laps watching Hamilton try to get close enough to pass Verstappen after the two had made contact at the first chicane at the restart.

Source: BBC Sport