Kimi Antonelli has won the Formula One World Championship, becoming the youngest-ever driver to claim the title.
In a historic race in Mexico, the Italian crossed the line in third, winning the Championship with four rounds to go.
The young Mercedes driver has had an incredible campaign, winning nine races and standing on the podium 16 times.
Antonelli's first Grand Prix victory came in March at the Chinese Grand Prix, and since then, the Italian has shown no signs of slowing down.
The 20-year-old has had several memorable moments, including in his home race in Monza, where he started 19th on the grid and came home to win the Grand Prix.
After his victory last weekend in the United States, which his team principal, Toto Wolff, described as his "best win yet", the Italian entered the Mexico Grand Prix needing only a ninth-place finish or better to win the title.
After finishing third, the Italian is crowned Formula One world champion at 20 years and 68 days.
The race started with Charles Leclerc dramatically going off the track, overtaking his teammate Lewis Hamilton, but he was under investigation as he led the race.
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Seven laps in, both Aston Martins retired, with Lance Stroll forcing a Virtual Safety Car after pulling up at turn six.
By lap 13, the stewards had finished their investigation into the two Ferraris, and Leclerc received a five-second time penalty, effectively putting Max Verstappen in the lead.
George Russell also got a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Red Bull's Isack Hadjar.
Hamilton was on the radio a third of the way through the race after Leclerc gained a huge advantage by driving in clean air while sitting on a five-second time penalty.
The British driver frustratingly told his mechanic: "The stewards basically handed Charles a win. We agreed in the Drivers' Meeting."
On lap 28, both Leclerc and Verstappen came into the pits, and with the Ferrari driver serving his penalty, the Dutchman went through to keep the lead in the Grand Prix.
Antonelli came in for his pit stop on lap 44, and despite a slightly slow stop, he emerged in fourth place ahead of 2025 world champion Lando Norris.
Moments afterwards, a Safety Car was deployed after Valtteri Bottas crashed into the barriers at turn one, and Hamilton raced into the pits, dropping behind Antonelli.
A red flag was then shown after the Cadillac driver's incident, and the race was paused at lap 46.
Despite numerous drivers pitting under the Safety Car before the red flag, the FIA opted to reshuffle the pack back to the pre-pit-stop order, meaning Hamilton stayed in P3 for the second-race start.
The British driver soon moved ahead of Leclerc, who locked up into turn one, and tumbled out of the podium positions after Antonelli also overtook the Ferrari star.
On lap 59, Arvid Lindblad's race ended when he crashed his Racing Bull with Oscar Piastri, forcing another Safety Car.
Verstappen held the lead after the second Safety Car, with Hamilton in second and Antonelli riding in third, which is how the podium positions ended, and the Red Bull driver won the Mexican Grand Prix.
The victory moves Verstappen to second in the Drivers' Championship, with Hamilton sat in third.
The pair will now battle for second place in the title after Antonelli's incredible achievement.
The Italian was in tears after winning the race, saying he was "still trying to process has just happened".
Speaking after his incredible win, Antonelli said: "We did it, we did it. I wouldn't be here without Mercedes, without my family, so I'm very grateful for this moment, and it's one that will live forever. I'm speechless.
"It's been an incredible season, and to share this podium with Max and Lewis is truly incredible. And looking forward to some more battles in the future.
"This weekend I did feel a bit more tense, but I'm just so happy that we got it done, and now we can enjoy the rest of the season."
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