Antonelli misses Mexico GP media day with viral illness — SkimNews
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- Mercedes said Antonelli was feeling under the weather on Thursday, October 29 as he recovered from a viral illness.
- Kimi Antonelli will miss Thursday’s mandatory Mexico City GP media day, with the FIA excusing him so he can rest before Friday’s practice at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
- Kimi Antonelli will secure the Drivers’ Championship with a top-nine finish in Sunday’s November 1 Mexico City race.
- Sebastian Vettel held the youngest world champion record, which Antonelli would break by three years by becoming champion at 20.
Why it matters: Antonelli’s championship threshold is a top-nine finish on Sunday, November 1; that result would make him Formula 1’s youngest world champion at 20, three years younger than Sebastian Vettel. The record-setting title is separated from that race by only two practice sessions and Saturday qualifying.
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