Formula 1 today: Antonelli is world champion, Alpine lose points

The championship is decided: Andrea Kimi Antonelli clinched the drivers' title by finishing third at the Mexico City GP. According to formula1.com, ninth place would have been enough for the 20-year-old Mercedes driver. That makes him the youngest world champion in the history of Formula 1. Heading into the race in Brazil, he leads comfortably with 380 points and 9 wins.

Max Verstappen won the race in the Red Bull despite starting only 5th. Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton finished second in the Ferrari and also set the fastest lap. Verstappen is now second in the championship on 261 points, just ahead of Hamilton on 259. You can find the latest table in the standings.

Things got lively right from the start: according to formula1.com, Charles Leclerc went across the grass to pass Hamilton for the lead. He was handed a 5-second penalty for it, which he served at his pit stop. That brought Verstappen to the front. George Russell spun Isack Hadjar around at Turn 6 and picked up 10 seconds for it. Nico Hülkenberg also received 10 seconds for a collision.

After his left front suspension failed, Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) crashed heavily into the barrier before Turn 1. Because the barrier was damaged, the race was stopped with a red flag and then resumed with a standing restart. According to fia.com, Bottas was checked at the Medical Centre as a precaution and released uninjured. The Safety Car came out once more shortly before the end after Arvid Lindblad ended up in the wall following contact with Oscar Piastri.

The stewards changed the result once more after the race. According to formula1.com, both Alpine drivers failed to slow down sufficiently under yellow flags:

• Franco Colapinto received a 10-second time penalty and one penalty point on his super licence.
• Pierre Gasly was given a stop-and-go penalty, which was subsequently converted into a time penalty, plus two penalty points.

As a result, both lose their points-scoring positions. Piastri was also hit with 10 seconds for the collision with Lindblad and, according to formula1.com, dropped to 13th. Based on the information from formula1.com, Liam Lawson is now 7th, Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) 8th, Hadjar 9th and Ryo Hirakawa (Haas) 10th. You can find all the results under Results.

Because Russell did not attend the mandatory media sessions after the race, Mercedes must pay 5,000 euros, according to the-race.com. The team explained that Russell had been completely dejected after what was a disappointing race for him. Team principal Toto Wolff was understanding about him leaving the circuit early. According to the-race.com, Russell had congratulated Antonelli and his family beforehand.

There's no long break: Round 20 is the Brazilian GP at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The first free practice session starts on Friday 6 November at 16:30. Qualifying is on Saturday at 19:00, with the race on Sunday 8 November at 18:00 (all times German time). You can find the full schedule in the calendar.