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We\u2019ve done the drivers\u2019 standings, so here\u2019s a brief reminder of the constructors:<\/p>\n
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1 Mercedes \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 578pts
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2 Ferrari \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 444
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3 McLaren \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 339
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4 Red Bull \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf9 332
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5 Racing Bulls \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 100
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6 Alpine \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 68
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7 Haas \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 30
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8 Audi \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 23
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9 Williams \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 12
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10 Aston Martin \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 7
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11 Cadillac \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 0\n<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n On the US broadcast, Apple has decided to bring on as its expert \u2026 Apple CEO John Ternus. We find out that he likes driving and thinks F1 (broadcast on Apple TV) is growing rapidly in the US and he think F1 The Movie (produced by Apple Studios) was very good. Funny that.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Who says nice guys don\u2019t finish first? Kimi may well not clinch the title today, but he almost certainly will soon. Giles Richards looked at why Everyone Loves Kimi for us earlier this week:<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Preamble<\/p>\n So here we are. Nine-year-old Kimi Antonelli* has a chance to become the youngest champion in F1 history today \u2013 and he\u2019s sitting on pole too<\/a>. He leads the championship by 102 points over his Mercedes teammate George Russell. He\u2019ll clinch the championship if he wins and Russell finishes outside the top eight, with Lewis Hamilton outside the top four. While the two Britons will push Antonelli, the man who appears to be most on his mind is Max Verstappen, who has been in brilliant form \u2013 and not just against amateur karters<\/a> \u2013 and sits second on the grid in Austin.<\/p>\n \u201cMax has been very quick and did an incredible job in qualifying so it\u2019s not going to be easy,\u201d Antonelli said on Saturday. \u201cHopefully we\u2019ll be leading into turn one and we\u2019ll try to set the pace, even though it\u2019s going to be very tight.\u201d<\/p>\n Drivers\u2019 standings<\/p>\n \n Yet to score: * Actual age of F1 genius may be closer to 20.<\/p>\n
1 Kimi Antonelli \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 Mercedes 340 pts
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2 George Russell \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Mercedes 238
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3 Lewis Hamilton \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Ferrari 229
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4 Max Verstappen \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf1 Red Bull 221
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5 Charles Leclerc \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde8 Ferrari 215
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6 Lando Norris \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 McLaren 201
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7 Oscar Piastri \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa McLaren 138
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8 Isack Hadjar \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Red Bull 97
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9 Liam Lawson \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff Racing Bulls 75
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10 Pierre Gasly \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Alpine 41
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11 Arvid Lindblad \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Racing Bulls 38
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12 Franco Colapinto \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf7 Alpine 27
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13 Oliver Bearman \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 Haas 23
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14 Nico H\u00fclkenberg \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea Audi 13
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15 Gabriel Bortoleto \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7 Audi 10
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16 Esteban Ocon \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Haas 7
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17 Fernando Alonso \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Aston Martin 7
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18 Carlos Sainz \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8 Williams 7
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19 Alexander Albon \ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\udded Williams 5
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20 Yuki Tsunoda \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Racing Bulls 1\n<\/p>\n
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Lance Stroll \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 Aston Martin
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Valtteri Bottas \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddee Cadillac
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Sergio P\u00e9rez \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd Cadillac
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