How Kimi Antonelli can become F1 champion in Mexico after missing out on title at US GP

How Kimi Antonelli can secure F1 title victory at the Mexico City Grand Prix

• Kimi Antonelli needed to win in Austin and for other results to go in his favour to be crowned Formula One world champion in Austin. He did his part, but Lewis Hamilton and George Russell scored just enough points to keep themselves mathematically in play.
• The gap, though, is enormous. Antonelli is now 123 points clear of Russell with Hamilton one point further away, with only 125 left to play for. And that's assuming the Qatar and Abu Dhabi rounds go ahead. If they don't and they're replaced by a season finale at Imola, then Antonelli will automatically be crowned.
• Assuming those races do happen, though, he still has a small amount of work to do. In Mexico City this weekend, he no longer needs to rely on other drivers dropping points. His bid to secure the title is firmly in his own hands.
• Antonelli only needs to score two points to ensure that, even if Russell wins the race, his Mercedes team-mate is no longer within reach. That means a ninth-placed finish in Mexico City will be enough to make his champion status official.
• Antonelli said after his win in Austin: "We are very close. We try to finish on a high and hopefully we can clinch it very soon."