With eight or nine race weekends remaining – depending on what happens with the grands prix in the Middle East at the end of the year – Kimi Antonelli is in pole position to claim his maiden Formula 1 world title, which would also see him replace Sebastian Vettel as the youngest world champion ever.
Following Antonelli’s victory in Madrid, team-mate George Russell can no longer become world champion in a scenario where the Briton wins every race and Antonelli consistently finishes second. In other words, Russell no longer has it entirely in his own hands, which led him to tell the media on Sunday that he feels he is no longer in the fight.
