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    Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest Formula 1 world champion, BBC Sport reports

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    Italian driver Kimi Antonelli, aged 20 years and 68 days, has taken Sebastian Vettel's record as the youngest Formula 1 champion, according to BBC Sport.

    BBC Sport reports that Kimi Antonelli is now Formula 1's youngest champion, having secured the title at 20 years and 68 days in a second F1 season.

    The previous mark belonged to Sebastian Vettel, whose first title came in 2010 at 23 years and 133 days.

    Other age records fell along the way this season: pole position in China, the championship lead in Japan and a Monaco grand slam of pole, fastest lap, victory and every lap led.

    A year earlier, Antonelli's rookie campaign produced 150 points, less than half the 319 scored by Mercedes team-mate George Russell.

    Why it matters

    The result cuts more than three years from F1's age mark for a champion, though the youngest race-winner record stays with Max Verstappen, who was 18 years and 228 days old when winning in Spain in 2016.

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      Kimi Antonelli is now the youngest driver to take the Formula 1 title, in the championship's 77th year, BBC Sport reports.

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      BBC Sport puts Antonelli's age at 20 years and 68 days, which beats Sebastian Vettel's mark of 23 years and 133 days from a first title in 2010.

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      Antonelli's championship came in a second F1 season, according to BBC Sport.

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      BBC Sport says Antonelli set age records this season by taking pole position in China and then, at the following race in Japan, the championship lead.

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      Monaco made Antonelli the youngest driver with a grand slam, which BBC Sport describes as pole, fastest lap, victory and every lap led.

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      BBC Sport says Antonelli's 2025 rookie season produced 150 points, under half the 319 of Mercedes team-mate George Russell.

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      BBC Sport notes that the youngest F1 race winner is still Max Verstappen, whose victory in Spain in 2016 came at 18 years and 228 days.

    Original sources

    1. BBC Sport
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