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Kimi becomes youngest F1 champion in history

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Twenty-year-old Kimi Antonelli has claimed his maiden World Drivers' Championship in just his second season, becoming the youngest Formula One champion in history. The Mercedes driver finished third at the Mexico City Grand Prix to secure the title with four races left in the season. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the race with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in second. Antonelli, who is also the first Italian world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953, says this is just the beginning:
2 Nov 12AM English Namibia News

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