F1 2026 COTA | Antonelli Flies Away, Russell Spirals + Max, Lewis & Chuck Battle for Second

Kimi Antonelli is one race from history. He won Austin from pole by 13 seconds, looked completely untroubled, and heads to Mexico City needing just one more good result to become the youngest world champion in F1 history — by three years. Meanwhile George Russell finishes eighth behind Isaac Hadjar in the same car, and we ask the question nobody wants to answer: what does George’s F1 future actually look like? Ferrari dominated practice, fell off in qualifying for the hundredth time, and still somehow picked up second and fourth. Max is charging for P2 in the championship, LeClerc is right there, Lewis is fading, and only nine points separate P2 from P6. Oh, and Williams is in serious trouble — ninth in the constructors behind Audi, with Aston Martin right on their heels.