Kimi Antonelli rewrites the record books as Formula 1's youngest world champion, while Max Verstappen takes the chequered flag in Mexico City.
History was made in Mexico City. Kimi Antonelli is Formula 1's youngest world champion ever, and the Italian has announced himself as one of the defining names of a new generation.
The record he broke belonged to Sebastian Vettel, who set the previous benchmark when he claimed his first title in 2010. Antonelli has now gone past it, and he did it with a composure that belies his age.
On the track, the race itself belonged to Max Verstappen. The Red Bull driver won the Mexico City Grand Prix, showing again why he is so hard to beat when everything clicks, and he ended the day on the top step while the title celebrations went on elsewhere.
It made for a strange double act: a winner who did exactly what he came to do, and a new champion whose name will now sit in the record books for as long as the sport is run. Verstappen took the race, but Antonelli took the era-defining headline.
The question now is how far this young champion can go. If this is where he starts, the paddock's established stars have plenty to worry about.
