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Kimi Antonelli wins dominant US Grand Prix and tightens his grip on historic F1 title chase

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Vertuno, J. (2026, October 25). Kimi Antonelli wins dominant US Grand Prix and tightens his grip on historic F1 title chase. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/kimi-antonelli-wins-dominant-us-grand-prix-and-tightens-his-grip-on-historic-f1-title-chase/article_bd2065b2-f53e-56f5-8345-0c6fa297a52f.html

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Kimi Antonelli secured his ninth victory of the season at the US Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, where he started from pole position. Despite not clinching the Formula 1 championship outright this race due to strong performances by rivals Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, Antonelli remains on track for a historic title with only a top-nine finish required in the upcoming Mexico City Grand Prix to win the championship.

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Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his lead in the Formula 1 championship. Despite a dominant performance and securing his ninth victory of the season, he narrowly missed clinching the title outright due to strong performances from rivals Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. With a 123-point lead over Russell and a 124-point lead over Hamilton, Antonelli is on track to become F1's youngest-ever champion in just his second season at the Mexico City Grand Prix next weekend. A finish of ninth or higher would secure the title regardless of where his rivals finish. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished second, followed by Red Bull's Max Verstappen in third. Antonelli started from pole position and maintained control throughout the race, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Leclerc. The young Italian remains poised to make history at the Mexico City event.

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Who wrote this

Jim Vertuno

16 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kimi Antonelli stormed to his ninth win of the season on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix and further tightened his grip on a Formula 1 season championship that he could win at the next race in Mexico City.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Kimi Antonelli wins dominant US Grand Prix and tightens his grip on historic F1 title chase

🔮 And it could come fast.

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli earns surprise pole for the US Grand Prix as he chases the F1 title

🔮 Antonelli could even win it Sunday at the United States Grand Prix if he wins and other results fall his way.

2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Russell watching Antonelli charge toward F1 championship many thought would be his

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Also by Jim Vertuno

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli earns surprise pole for the US Grand Prix as he chases the F1 title

2026-10-24 · Toronto Star

Russell watching Antonelli charge toward F1 championship many thought would be his

2026-10-24 · Toronto Star

Struggling Texas QB Arch Manning says he'll be 'letting it rip' against No. 7 Ole Miss

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Topics

AUSTIN Ferrari Mercedes Mexico City Texas

Subjects

Antonelli PERSON · 8× Mercedes ORG · 4× Ferrari ORG · 3× Verstappen PERSON · 3× Mexico City GPE · 2× AUSTIN GPE · 1× Formula 1 ORG · 1× Kimi Antonelli PERSON · 1× Lewis Hamilton PERSON · 1× Texas ORG · 1×

Narrative

But Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and Mercedes’ George Russell, who is a distant second in the standings, finished eighth to barely keep the title chase alive, sending it to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-25

2026-10-25 · Toronto Star

Kimi Antonelli wins dominant US Grand Prix and tightens his grip on historic F1 title chase · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Kimi Antonelli stormed to his ninth win of the season on Sunday at the United States Grand Prix and further tightened his grip on a Formula 1 season championship that he could win at the next race in Mexico City. uncertain

he → storm → City

The Mercedes driver started from pole position at the Circuit of the Americas with an outside chance of winning the season championship outright. asserted

driver → start → championship

A victory combined with poor results from his closest rivals would have done it. asserted

victory → combine → it

who → finish → Prix

“It was a result we needed, the whole team deserve it so much,” Antonelli said. asserted

Antonelli → need → it

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second, more than 14 seconds behind Antonelli. asserted

Leclerc → finish → Antonelli

The 20-year-old Antonelli is on the brink of becoming F1’s youngest champion in series history, and the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953. asserted

Antonelli → become → 1953

He made easy work of Sunday’s race with a blistering start that blew Verstappen off the line as he eased into the first corner. asserted

he → make → corner

Verstappen has struggled with his starts several times this season, and Antonelli’s blast into the first corner never gave Verstappen a chance to win the inside line. asserted

blast → struggle → line

Instead, the four-time champion quickly found himself in a fight with the two Ferrari cars while Antonelli drove off into the distance and seized control of the race. asserted

Antonelli → find → race

From there, it was a matter of managing the race as Mercedes watched to see where Russell and Hamilton would finish. asserted

Russell → manage → race

“Another small step,” Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told Antonelli over the radio after the victory. asserted

Wolff → tell → victory

The biggest one could come next week in front of one of the biggest, most boisterous crowds of the season. uncertain

one → come → season

Antonelli needs to finish only ninth or higher in Mexico City to clinch the championship. asserted

Antonelli → need → championship

“We are very close, but we try to finish on a high and we try to clinch (the title) very soon,” Antonelli said. asserted

Antonelli → try → title