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Kimi Antonelli clinches F1 title with bold move
Kimi Antonelli clinches F1 title with bold move on Charles Leclerc.
In brief
Kimi Antonelli clinches F1 title with bold move on Charles Leclerc. Kimi Antonelli won F1 title by overtaking Charles Leclerc in Mexico City Grand Prix despite oil leak risk. Originally reported by Motorsport.
Kimi Antonelli's title-winning move
Kimi Antonelli clinched F1 title with a late-braking lunge on Charles Leclerc into Turn 1 at Mexico City Grand Prix.
“Couldn't you have just stayed behind?”
Team reaction to risky move
Mercedes team members questioned why Antonelli took the risk with championship already within touching distance.
“Some of them, they were like, 'Couldn't you have just stayed behind?'”
Antonelli's podium ambition
Antonelli wanted to clinch title with good race, not just finish ninth.
“I wanted to finish on the podium. I wanted to clinch the title with a good race.”
Race strategy and outcome
Antonelli ran offset strategy, finished third after red flag reset with fresh tyres.
“I really believe that after the pitstop we could have even fought for maybe a win”
Oil leak incident
Mercedes revealed Antonelli nearly retired with oil leak in closing laps.
“Mercedes has since revealed that antonelli was close to retiring with an oil leak”
Rookie struggles and growth
Antonelli faced difficult rookie season in 2025 before winning title with four races to spare.
“Looking back, i'm very glad that i went through all that difficult moments”
The key point
Kimi Antonelli won F1 title by overtaking Charles Leclerc in Mexico City Grand Prix despite oil leak risk.
