Kimi Antonelli cruised to victory at the United States Grand Prix, but the champagne for his first world title will have to stay on ice for now.
Kimi Antonelli put on a commanding show at the United States Grand Prix, taking a dominant win that leaves him on the brink of Formula 1 glory. The Italian now needs just two more points to lock in his first world championship.
The title was not sealed in Texas, though. Antonelli did everything he could on track, but the maths means the celebrations are postponed. With the gap so small, the job should be finished in short order, and any decent result at the next round would put the crown within reach.
The win adds to a season in which Antonelli has gone from promising young talent to the man everyone else is chasing. Calm under pressure and quick when it counted, he left little doubt about who was the class of the field at the Circuit of the Americas.
For African fans following the sport, the title race is also a reminder of how far the continent still is from the front of the grid. There is no African driver in the championship fight, and the pathway into F1 remains one of motorsport's biggest gaps. For now, all eyes stay on Antonelli and the two points that separate him from the history books.
