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‘I’ve cried way too much today’: Kimi Antonelli fights back tears after F1 title win

The Chequered Flag's Harry Benjamin, Marc Priestley and Jennie Gow reflect on the impact of Kimi Antonelli becoming the youngest world champion in Formula 1 history.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 2 sources•1 min read•Updated November 2, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC

In turn, his fellow drivers were unstinting in their praise for the new champion, who took his debut title with third place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

Among those was Lewis Hamilton, but the British driver also delivered a stern rebuke to his Ferrari teammate, Charles Leclerc.

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