5 WINNERS AND 5 LOSERS FROM MEXICO CITY

Kimi Antonelli is F1's youngest world champion. The Italian sealed the title in Mexico City with another assured drive, punctuated by a late-race pass on Charles Leclerc for a podium spot that perfectly captured his season-long approach: bold, clinical, relentless. Second year in the sport, first championship, and the coronation came at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez with Ferrari watching from the sidelines.

The Scuderia had little to celebrate. Lawrence Barretto's winners-and-losers breakdown from Mexico lays bare how far Ferrari has fallen behind while Antonelli executed his title charge. The pass on Leclerc wasn't just about position — it was the defining image of who's ascending and who's spinning wheels.

With the championship wrapped, attention turns to whether Antonelli's team sustains its development curve or whether the field closes up before the checkered flag falls on 2026.