Kimi Antonelli has become the youngest ever winner of the Formula 1 driver’s championship ever by finishing third in Mexico. The 20-year-old Italian, who only needed to come in the top nine in Mexico City, wraps up the title with a third-place finish with three races to go of the season. At 20 years and 68 days old, Antonelli is the youngest ever F1 world championGettyAntonelli beats Sebastian Vettel’s record of being the youngest ever F1 champion by three years. As he crossed the line, Antonelli broke down in tears as he said to his Mercedes team: “Thank you so much. We did it, thank you so much… thank you.”Antonelli then embraced with his loved ones in an emotional moment trackside with race winner Max Verstappen and second-placed Lewis Hamilton offering their congratulations to the new champion.In an interview with Nico Rosberg, Antonelli added: “We did it, without Mercedes and my family I wouldn’t be here. I’m speechless, I’m trying to process it. View Tweet: https://t.co/WNnae765xq“It’s been an incredible season… I’m looking forward to some more battles in the future. “I’m just so happy that we got it done and now we can enjoy the rest of the season.”Antonelli becomes youngest ever world championIn a Grand Prix interrupted by a red flag that led to a 25-lap sprint finish, Antonelli drove a composed race.Most of the action happened in front of him as Hamilton desperately tried to pass Verstappen after the two had made contact at the first chicane at the restart.Meanwhile, tensions between Hamilton and Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc came close to boiling over as a result of the latter’s aggression on the first lap. Antonelli just missed out on becoming champion last weekend but new it was all but a formality this time around; the only way he would not be champion was if Mercedes teammate George Russell or Hamilton won the race. Even then, he needed only to come ninth if it was Russell and tenth if it was Hamilton. Antonelli is the first Italian world champion in 73 yearsAFPValtteri Bottas’ crash on lap 45 when its front suspension failed under braking for Turn One led initially to a safety car and then the race being stopped when it became clear how long it was going to take to repair he barriers. When the race restarted, Leclerc locked his left front wheel heavily as Verstappen and Hamilton battled for the lead in front of him but Antonelli passed him at the start of the next lap. Another safety car came with 12 laps remaining when Arvid Lindblad crashed his Racing Bulls after a collision with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. The race started with seven laps to go and Antonelli ran at the back of a three-car train with Verstappen and Hamilton with none of the three able to make any moves. They crossed the line nose to tail, less than two seconds covering all three cars.This is a developing story and is being updated.For the latest updates, breaking news alerts, and comprehensive analysis, refresh this page or follow our real-time news coverage by watching and listening to talkSPORT live.For broader context, explore related coverage on our homepage for the top trending stories. For the latest talkSPORT videos, download the app.talkSPORT cares about getting it right, not just getting it first and because this is a developing situation, details will change. We will be updating this page constantly with verified info, expert takes, and official statements.Stay tuned for further developments as this story continues to break.