Antonelli is the youngest F1 champion ever and Mercedes earned it

Sebastian Vettel held the record before him, and he was 23 at his first title. He'd barely got going, which is exactly where Antonelli is now. Nobody since Keke Rosberg had taken a first grand prix win and the championship in the same season.

That's rare company. Look, Vettel's record stood for 16 years, and honestly I don't see anyone beating this in my lifetime. Mercedes deserves as much credit as he does.

Who wins in Mexico this weekend? Vasseur calls Ferrari's Mexico clash a matter of respect, which lets the pit wall off. Hamilton held the lead off the line and Leclerc got past Russell behind him.

Then both cars went wide at Turn 4. Leclerc cut across the grass and came out in front, and Verstappen got past Hamilton. The stewards gave him five seconds for it.

Before that, he'd asked the pit wall whether to hand the place back. The problem was the Red Bull sitting between the Ferraris. Giving the place back also meant giving one to Verstappen, so Leclerc kept it.

Vasseur admits the call wasn't easy.

Why it matters

Hamilton says the briefing was clear, go off at the start and the place goes back. He wants serious talks. Look, Leclerc's right about the maths.

And that's exactly why it should've been the team's call, not his. I'd have ordered the swap on the spot and let both of them chase Verstappen. Am I wrong to put this on the pit wall rather than the drivers?

George Russell is 130 points behind Kimi Antonelli, in the same Mercedes. Mercedes had the car everyone expected, and it looked like his year. His younger team-mate has nine wins to his three, and the title's already wrapped up.

To be fair, Russell's had most of the engine trouble. Mexico was the clearest case, and at Silverstone and Spa he had problems Antonelli never saw. But none of that explains a gap like this.

Austin shows why. Antonelli took more speed through the opening sector on less throttle, which seemed to leave more energy for the longest straight. Russell picked the throttle up earlier, and it cost him down that straight.

He says himself the driving hasn't been good enough. He can pull a lap out in qualifying, then can't repeat it over a stint. So he's tried driving like his team-mate, and it hasn't come naturally.

The Race reckons when it works he's as fast as Antonelli or faster, and honestly, I'd have built on that. Chasing that style was the wrong fix. Copy the champion, or trust his own way?

That's the week. Which of these matters most to you?