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Alberto Ascari

2026-04-302026-10-30

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  1. October 2026
  2. Citizen Digital

    … Almost more remarkably, he will also succeed Italy's last champion Alberto Ascari, who won for Ferrari in 1953, after a gap of 73 years during which his country has become synonymous with Formula One. …

    Antonelli ready to rewrite the Formula One record books in Mexico
  3. Citizen Digital

    … title in 2010. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-m', container: 'taboola-mid-article-thumbnails', placement: 'Mid Article Thumbnails', target_type: 'mix' }); He is also set to become the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari …

    Antonelli looks to seal title 'in style' after US Grand Prix win
  4. Citizen Digital

    … Antonelli leads Russell by 102 points in the championship and is aiming to become Formula One's youngest champion and Italy's first since Alberto Ascari of Ferrari in 1953. …

    Antonelli storms to US Grand Prix pole
  5. Citizen Digital

    … Italy's last champion was Alberto Ascari for Ferrari. McLaren's deputy team principal Bradley Lord drew upon tennis when he described Antonelli's position by saying: "We're in that uncomfortable phase where you have to navigate the media with everyone saying 'you can do it – you' …

    Verstappen bids to delay Antonelli's F1 coronation in US
  6. September 2026
  7. Citizen Digital

    … Russell said his "game plan" is to try and prevail in all of the remaining eight race weekends this season. - 'Irrelevant' - Antonelli, seeking to be Italy's first champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953, was only 11 the last time Formula One was at Sepang. …

    Antonelli eager to 're-establish order' as F1 returns to Malaysia
  8. Citizen Digital

    … Russell said his "game plan" is to try and prevail in all of the remaining eight race weekends this season. - 'Irrelevant' - Antonelli, seeking to be Italy's first champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953, was only 11 the last time Formula One was at Sepang. …

    Antonelli eager to 're-establish order' as F1 returns to Malaysia
  9. June 2026
  10. Citizen Digital

    … The others were 1992 champion Nigel Mansell, two-time champion Jim Clark, three-time champion Jack Brabham, Rosberg and the only Italian Alberto Ascari, the 1952 and 1953 champion, whose feats are being equalled this year. …

    Antonelli seeks sixth straight win at Barcelona Grand Prix
  11. The Standard

    … It was the 19-year-old Italian's record fifth consecutive victory this season, making him the first Italian to achieve that feat since Alberto Ascari in 1952. …

    Antonelli wins fifth straight in interrupted Monaco Grand Prix
  12. Citizen Digital

    … It was the 19-year-old Italian's record fifth consecutive victory this season, making him the first Italian to achieve that feat since Alberto Ascari in 1952. …

    Antonelli wins interrupted Monaco Grand Prix
  13. Citizen Digital

    … Antonelli, winner of an unprecedented four consecutive races including his maiden win, is seeking to become the first Italian to win five races in succession since Alberto Ascari with Ferrari in 1952. …

    Antonelli leads Ferraris in Monaco F1 final practice

Yesterday

  1. Antonelli poised to become Formula One's youngest champion

    Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli will become the youngest Formula One champion and Italy's first since 1953 if he finishes ninth or better at the Mexico City Grand Prix, which would break Sebastian Vettel's age record by more than three years.

    16 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Monday 26 October

  1. Antonelli seeks youngest F1 title after US Grand Prix win

    Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, 20, won the United States Grand Prix to move within two points of becoming Formula One's youngest world champion, ahead of next week's race in Mexico. He would break Sebastian Vettel's record and become the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.

    26 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 25 October

  1. Antonelli takes pole at US Grand Prix, one win from title

    World championship leader Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the United States Grand Prix with a fastest lap of 1min 34.035sec, 0.179sec ahead of Max Verstappen. The 20-year-old will wrap up the drivers' championship if he wins in Austin on Sunday, provided his Mercedes teammate George Russell finishes outside the top eight and Lewis Hamilton finishes outside the top four.

    25 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 22 October

  1. Verstappen seeks third consecutive win at US Grand Prix

    Max Verstappen aims to delay Kimi Antonelli's title celebrations with another victory at the United States Grand Prix, having won the Bahrain and Singapore Grands Prix. The Red Bull driver is chasing a fifth win at the Circuit of the Americas as Mercedes' 20-year-old Italian driver moves within reach of the title.

    22 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Wednesday 30 September

  1. Antonelli seeks to rebuild 66-point F1 lead at Malaysia

    Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, who finished fifth in Azerbaijan and leads teammate George Russell by 66 points, aims to "re-establish order" at the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend at Sepang after a hydraulics failure and qualifying crash.

    30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

  2. Antonelli seeks to rebuild lead at Malaysia F1 race

    Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, who finished fifth in Azerbaijan and leads George Russell by 66 points in the drivers' championship, has vowed to "re-establish the order" when Formula One returns to Malaysia this weekend after a hydraulics failure and qualifying crash cost him ground to his team-mate.

    30 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 11 June

  1. Antonelli targets sixth straight Formula 1 victory at Barcelona

    Mercedes' 19-year-old Italian driver Kimi Antonelli, the youngest championship leader in F1 history, will seek a sixth consecutive win at the Barcelona Grand Prix on Sunday, following victories in Monaco and five previous races.

    11 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Monday 8 June

  1. Antonelli wins fifth straight Monaco Grand Prix, leads championship

    Nineteen-year-old Italian Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix for his fifth consecutive victory this season, extending his lead to 66 points over Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. The race was marked by multiple crashes, retirements, and penalties, with Antonelli finishing 6.271 seconds ahead of Hamilton in second place.

    8 June 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 7 June

  1. Antonelli wins Monaco Grand Prix, extends championship lead

    Kimi Antonelli secured his fifth consecutive victory for Mercedes at Monaco, finishing 6.271 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton in a race marked by multiple crashes and stoppages. The 19-year-old Italian's win hoisted him 66 points clear in the drivers' championship.

    7 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Saturday 6 June

  1. Antonelli fastest in Monaco F1 final practice session

    Championship-leading teenager Kimi Antonelli topped Saturday's final free practice at the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes, outpacing both Ferraris and setting a time of one minute and 12.720 seconds.

    6 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Thursday 30 April

  1. Antonelli chases third straight win as F1 returns in Miami

    Kimi Antonelli, the 19-year-old Mercedes driver and youngest championship leader in F1 history, seeks a third consecutive victory at the Miami Grand Prix after wins in China and Japan. Formula One returns after a month's break due to the Middle East war, with the race marking the effective start of a new season featuring revised rules and car upgrades.

    30 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →

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