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Before Austin, Antonelli said F1 title was not decided

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Before the United States Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli said he would keep pursuing wins and did not consider the 2026 title decided, despite a conditional route to clinching it in Austin.

GPBeat · Newsroom29 Oct 2026, 05:27 · 1 min

Before the United States Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli said he would keep targeting victories despite a mathematical chance to clinch the 2026 Formula 1 title in Austin. The Mercedes driver said his approach on track would stay the same and that the championship was still open.

Going into the race, Antonelli led George Russell by 102 points and Lewis Hamilton by 111, with Hamilton third. He could have secured the title in Austin if he won and the Mercedes and Ferrari title rivals finished well down the order.

At 20, Antonelli also had a chance to surpass Sebastian Vettel’s long-standing record as Formula 1’s youngest world champion. He said the scale of that opportunity had only recently sunk in. Whatever the timing of the title, he wanted to keep pursuing wins, finish the season on a high and carry high hopes into next year.

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