Andrea Kimi Antonelli to retain number 12 after winning 2026 title
Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli said he will retain race number 12 for the 2027 Formula 1 season after clinching the 2026 world championship at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff praised Antonelli as a potential multiple-title winner and dismissed rumours of a move to Ferrari.
Antonelli secured the drivers' title by finishing third in Mexico, becoming the sport's youngest champion at 20. He later celebrated on the podium alongside Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, saying he would frame a photo of the moment.