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Kimi Antonelli currently leading the Formula 1 drivers competition!
The 20-year-old Italian Mercedes driver has won eight races in 2026 and has appeared on the podium in second or third place a further six times.
leading up to the 2026 MSC Cruises United States Grand Prixthe young driver leads the driver standings with 102 points with 340. His team, George Russell He is in second place with 238, while he is Lewis Hamilton narrow lanes with 229.
Before the US GPthere are six drivers still mathematically in contention to win the title – Like, George, Lewis, Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris – with six races left on the calendar.
But, Like he could win it in Austin this weekend.
How Kimi Antonelli could win the F1 championship in Austin
In order for Kimi Antonelli to win the driver’s title in Austin at the United States Grand Prixthere had to be a very special order of finish between the top three drivers in the championship.
Likewho starts from pole position, had to finish the race in first place. Then, Lewis Hamilton they had to finish the race in fifth place or lower, and George Russell in the ninth place or below.
Italy only need 23 more points than that George14 more than Lewisand six more Max to claim the title THIS weekend.
However, if the drivers do not finish in that particular order, the championship race will continue to the next round(s) until Likegap is too big to grasp. Mexico is coming up next week, followed by Brazil, Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
After cutting pole position, Like saying he is “very happy” with his position.
“It was a good qualification. A clean run helped build momentum. We didn’t make any mistakes and I’m very happy with that,” he said, via Formula1.com.
“I felt good in the car, especially in Q3. It was difficult with the wind because the balance changed a lot from corner to corner, but the last lap looked good,” Like continue “I pushed a bit more and just missed it, which was a shame, but still very happy with the result and looking forward to tomorrow.”
Starting close behind Like the Red Bull Max Verstappen in P2 and Isaac Hadjar in P3, but the young driver is hopeful of a good start.
“We’ll try to win,” he said after qualifying. “Hopefully we can get off the line well and then hopefully we can set the pace and win the race, but it’s not going to be easy.
“The Red Bull and Max has been very strong, and also Isaac been up there in Test. It’s not going to be easy out there but we’re ready to do our best.”
Some are LikeThis year’s race-winning highlights include Miami, Monaco, and its home race, the Italian Pirelli Grand Prix at Monza.
If/when he wins the championship, he will be the youngest ever to win the Formula 1 drivers’ championship! Sebastian Vettel currently the youngest F1 championship winner when he took the title aged 23 years and 134 days in 2010, just beating Lewis Hamiltonand the record at 23 years and 300 days old two years before.
Like has already made history this year by becoming the youngest pole sitter in F1 history at the Chinese Grand Prixand the first Italian to win at Monza since 1966.
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