Live: Antonelli on pole with chance to become F1 world champion
Italian Kimi Antonelli has his first chance to seal the Formula 1 drivers' championship, needing a win and other results to go his way.
Italian Kimi Antonelli has his first chance to seal the Formula 1 drivers' championship, needing a win and other results to go his way.
Antonelli enters this morning's race in Austin, Texas, with a 102-point lead over George Russell, and an 111-point advantage over Lewis Hamilton.
If Antonelli ends this morning's grand prix with a lead of 125 points, he will become the youngest F1 world champion ever.
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We are in Texas for the United States Grand Prix, and this morning's race has the potential to be historic.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has the chance to seal the drivers' championship with a win, and a few other results.
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