Kimi Antonelli wins US Grand Prix, closes in on F1 championship
Summary
Kimi Antonelli won the United States Grand Prix in Austin, finishing 13.078 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc. With five races remaining, Antonelli leads Mercedes teammate George Russell by 123 points and could clinch the drivers’ championship if Russell does not win the next race in Mexico City.Key Facts
- Antonelli started from pole position and finished the 56-lap race in 1:35:16.650.
- Antonelli made one pit stop on Lap 25, while some other drivers stopped twice.
- Charles Leclerc finished second, and Max Verstappen took third place.
- Verstappen has been mathematically eliminated from the championship race.
- A Virtual Safety Car was deployed on Lap 52 after Valtteri Bottas’s Cadillac stopped on track.
- Mercedes leads Ferrari by 133 points in the constructors’ standings, 607 to 474.
- Antonelli has won nine races this season and won both U.S. races held so far.
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