Antonelli Seals Record-Breaking F1 Title in Mexico City

He secured his first drivers’ championship.. The opening paragraph says he secured his first title with four races left.

Clue: Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1’s youngest world champion after finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix on November 1. At 20, the Italian secured his first drivers’ championship with four races remaining.

Lewis Hamilton. Verstappen won, Hamilton was second, and Antonelli crossed the line behind them.

Clue: The race itself was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished less than a second ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Antonelli crossed the line behind them, having started fourth.

He won the United States Grand Prix but had not yet clinched the title.. The final paragraph distinguishes his US race win from securing the title in Mexico.

Clue: Antonelli had won the United States Grand Prix a week earlier but had not yet clinched the title. The result in Mexico settled the championship, making him Italy’s first Formula 1 world champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953, according to Sky Sports.