What does Kimi Antonelli need to be champion of the 2026 Formula 1 World Championship? all combinations

Kimi Antonelliat 20 years old, has everything in mind to become world champion of Formula 1 this weekend at Formula 1 Mexican GP 2026.

The Italian Mercedes driver, with his victory in Austin last weekend, was just two points away from the title, with which he will become champion in only his second year in F1, and above all, as the youngest champion in F1 history at 20 years old, three years younger than the previous record set by Sebastian Vettel (at 23).

The combinations that make Kimi Antonelli the F1 world champion at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, in this Sunday’s race, are many and more than feasible. In fact, the Bologna pilot will most likely succeed. Only abandonment could complicate things for him.

Kimi Antonelli will be champion in Mexico if this happens:

• Kimi Antonelli needs two points to win the title by itself, without depending on its rivals. So It’s worth it to be 9th (2 points) or better in Sunday’s race in Mexico to take the crown.
• If he finishes 10th: he would add one point. He would be champion as long as George Russell did not win the race. Hamilton could win, because he would only aim for a tie on points at the end of the year that would crown Kimi for his most victories.
• If he abandons: he would be champion anyway if neither of his two rivals (George Russell and Lewis Hamilton) achieve victory in this weekend’s race. If any other driver wins, it doesn’t matter what Kimi does, because he would be champion even if he didn’t score points.

Taking into account that Kimi Antonelli He has 9 wins in 19 races and another 5 podiums and has only failed to score on two occasions, in his two abandonments this year, it is clear that Kimi He has everything in his favor to close the title in his second available ‘match point’.

In fact, every time he finished in the race it was always on the podium except on one occasion, which was 5th, in Azerbaijan, starting from behind.

The superiority of the 4 best teams compared to the rest of the teams and the good performance of Kimi and his mercedes in austin They invite us to think that it is too unlikely that if he finishes the event, he will do so beyond 9th place. It has the title to play. If a catastrophe does not occur for the Italian, he will be champion in Mexico next Sunday.