Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion and Italy's first since 1953 when he finished third in Sunday's thrilling and crash-hit Mexico City Grand Prix.

By locking up the championship with multiple rounds remaining, Antonelli completes one of the most remarkable debut campaigns in modern racing, signaling the dawn of a new era in Formula 1.

Max Verstappen was victorious in the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday. The Red Bull driver climbed from fifth to win at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, but the race will be remembered mainly for Kimi Antonelli's championship: the 20-year-old Mercedes driver was crowned the youngest-ever F1 world champion. Verstappen started in fifth after receiving a penalty during the qualifying session on Saturday. However, the Dutch driver quickly climbed to second after the start, going past Lewis Hamilton when the Brit and his teammate Charles Leclerc almost collided.