Kimi Antonelli within reach of F1 title at bumpy Austin circuit that drivers call unacceptable

Summary

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, 20, can win his first Formula One drivers' championship at the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin on Sunday. A win there would make him the sport's youngest world champion, eclipsing Sebastian Vettel's 2010 record, when Vettel was 23 and Antonelli was four. Antonelli says he approaches the race intending simply to have fun, but other drivers are uneasy about potential long-term health dangers from the state of the Texas circuit, which they describe as unacceptable. Max Verstappen says the bumpy track makes drivers suffer.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   23 Oct 2026, 10:34 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Kimi Antonelli could become F1's youngest world champion at the US Grand Prix in Austin, while drivers raise concerns about the bumpy Circuit of the Americas track.