Antonelli takes dominant win at United States GP

Kimi Antonelli just missed out on clinching his first world title in a dominant victory in the United States Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Italian leads Mercedes team-mate George Russell by 123 points after coming home ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Antonelli will be crowned champion in Mexico City next weekend as long he does not lose more than 23 points to Russell and 24 to Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.

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Antonelli beats Verstappen to pole ahead of US Grand Prix

Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the United States Grand Prix on the weekend on which he can potentially clinch his first world title. The Mercedes driver beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 0.179 seconds, with the Dutchman’s team-mate Isack Hadjar third ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton. Antonelli whooped with delight as he took his first pole position since the Belgian Grand Prix in July and said: “It feels good to be back.”

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Formula 1 signs 10 year agreement to race in Rwanda

Formula 1 will return to Africa after it was confirmed Rwanda will host races from the early 2030s. A 10-year agreement has been signed for the African Grand Prix, presented by Visit Rwanda, to mark the sport’s return to the continent for the first time since the 1993 South African Grand Prix. The first race in the country is set to take place once the new purpose-built circuit in Bugesera, 40 kilometres south of capital city Kigali.

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Verstappen takes dominant win in Singapore

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his second dominant victory within a week as he secured his first win in the Singapore Grand Prix. Verstappen fought off an attack from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc off the start line to control the race from start to finish. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli finished third ahead of the McLaren of Lando Norris. The win followed Verstappen and Red Bull’s maiden victory of the year in Malaysia last weekend and sprint race success in Singapore on Saturday, confirming the team’s re-emergence as a major force.

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Verstappen beats Leclerc to pole in Singapore

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took his second pole position in a week by beating the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix. Verstappen’s first lap in final qualifying was enough to take pole, his time fending off a second lap from Leclerc that was 0.054 seconds off pole. Hamilton was closest to Verstappen after the first runs but was unable to improve on his second run.

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