Kimi Antonelli won the US Grand Prix, becoming the youngest Formula One champion, but the title remains unclaimed due to Hamilton and Russell's fourth and eighth finishes, respectively. Antonelli needs to secure just two points in Mexico to secure the championship.
Key points
Kimi Antonelli's victory marks the youngest Formula One title.: Kimi Antonelli's victory marks the youngest Formula One title.
Hamilton and Russell secured fourth and eighth positions.: Hamilton and Russell secured fourth and eighth positions.
Antonelli needs two points in Mexico to win the championship.: Antonelli needs two points in Mexico to win the championship.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 25 : Kimi Antonelli won the US Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to stand on the brink of becoming Formula One's youngest ever champion in Mexico next weekend.
The 20-year-old Italian did all he could to put the championship out of reach of his rivals in Texas but Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes teammate George Russell did just enough to delay the inevitable with fourth and eighth.
Antonelli now needs to score only two points - a ninth place - in Mexico to be sure of the title.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished second in Sunday's race at Austin's Circuit of the Americas with Red Bull's Max Verstappen third.
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