Andrea Kimi Antonelli arrives in Austin on the verge of a coronation. The championship leader is virtually guaranteed to seal the 2026 drivers' title this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, and with five rounds still on the calendar, it would mark one of the most dominant campaigns in recent F1 history. COTA hosts its 14th Formula 1 round, and for the first time since 2022, the weekend runs without a sprint race—a return to the traditional three-practice format. F1 Academy adds three races to the support card. UK viewers need Sky Sports F1 for live coverage; Americans now stream everything through Apple TV. If Antonelli wraps it up Sunday night under the Texas floodlights, the remaining flyaway races become a victory lap. For the rest of the grid, it's a chance to salvage pride and fight for the minor placings before the season fades into irrelevance.
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