A Mercedes driver leading the Formula 1 world championship at the halfway stage of the season is not too much of a surprise, given their predicted engine dominance. What is more startling, however, is the man occupying top spot.
Kimi Antonelli, at just 19 years of age and in his second season in Formula 1, has grabbed the mantle while his teammate George Russell, the clear pre-season favourite, has flailed in the wind.
