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Kimi Antonelli is running away with the championship in his second Formula 1 season. The 20-year-old Mercedes driver holds a 59-point lead over teammate George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion he replaced last year. Antonelli has won six of the seven races ever won by teenagers in F1 history—Max Verstappen took the other. His run includes five straight victories, capped by a dominant drive through the Monaco streets. Even when he's off the pace, Antonelli salvages podiums: third in Hungary before the summer break, second at Zandvoort after. He's making the most of a quick Mercedes and consistently beating Russell, the more experienced hand across the garage. The next test comes at Monza, where the Italian will carry home-race pressure and a championship cushion that's starting to look insurmountable.
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Kimi Antonelli is running away with the championship in his second Formula 1 season. The 20-year-old Mercedes driver holds a 59-point lead over teammate George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion he replaced last year. Antonelli has won six of the seven races ever won by teenagers in F1 history—Max Verstappen took the other. His run includes five straight victories, capped by a dominant drive through the Monaco streets. Even when he's off the pace, Antonelli salvages podiums: third in Hungary before the summer break, second at Zandvoort after. He's making the most of a quick Mercedes and consistently beating Russell, the more experienced hand across the garage. The next test comes at Monza, where the Italian will carry home-race pressure and a championship cushion that's starting to look insurmountable.
