Kimi Antonelli admits that claiming his maiden Formula 1 title this weekend in the United States Grand Prix “would be a dream”, but that he will need a “perfect weekend” in order to achieve the feat.<\/p>\n
The Mercedes<\/a> driver stands on the cusp of the title in Austin<\/a> after a stunning sophomore season, which has so far produced eight wins and a further six podiums across 17 Grands Prix.<\/p>\n Antonelli<\/a> will need to take victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix and hope that team mate and nearest rival George Russell<\/a> finishes no higher than ninth, while the likes of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen would also need to finish down the order.<\/p>\n “It’s crazy if you think about it, but that’s why I won’t think about it,” said Antonelli on Thursday’s media day when asked how he was approaching the weekend.<\/p>\n “For me [it] needs to be a perfect weekend and the others, they need to do a poor result, which is unlikely to happen. Of course, anything can happen and it’s crazy to think about it.<\/p>\n “We had a meeting with [race engineer] Bono this morning and we just said ‘just have fun’ and always the same mindset that I had all year.<\/p>\n “One race at a time and just try to do the best I can every race weekend and then we’ll see. But of course if I do things well, then the result will come.”<\/p>\n