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Antonelli credits Mercedes’ one-stop strategy after US GP win

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The United States Grand Prix winner praised Mercedes’ one-stop call and team effort, and said he was close to clinching the drivers’ title.

GPBeat · Newsroom26 Oct 2026, 06:37 · 1 min

Kimi Antonelli praised Mercedes’ one-stop strategy after winning the United States Grand Prix from pole position. “It was the result we needed,” he said after the race.

He described the strategy’s execution as perfect and called the win a team effort. Antonelli also said Mercedes had put a great deal of work into its new package and that seeing the result was pleasing.

The Mercedes driver said he was “very close” to clinching the drivers’ title and hoped to finish the season on a high.

With five races remaining, Antonelli leads team-mate George Russell by 123 points and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton by 124. If Russell wins next weekend in Mexico City, Antonelli needs to finish ninth or higher to clinch the championship.

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