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The 2026 F1 Championship: Kimi Antonelli back in his comfort zone as Lewis Hamilton moves to second

Motorsport.comJuly 19, 2026

Curated for Torqlytics readers — aggregated from trusted F1 publishers, not original reporting.


Thanks to his victory at the 2026 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli has once again extended his lead at the top of the championship, moving 45 points ahead of his closest rival.Despite a race that was strewn with pitfalls, it is indeed Lewis Hamilton who regains this runner-up position since, after unintentionally causing George Russell's retirement, he took advantage of it to ...