Antonelli Wins US Grand Prix; Perth Kart Track Briefly Considers Renaming Corner
Young Italian's breakthrough; Fair City sim-racers claim they called it in the group chat.
A chequered flag, far from Texas. Photo: Dennis Turner, “Taking the chequered flag - geograph.org.uk - 1345136”, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
AUSTIN / PERTH — Andrea Kimi Antonelli took a landmark Formula 1 win at the United States Grand Prix, and Perth’s fictional kart track briefly tabled a motion to rename Turn 3 after him before remembering Turn 3 is mostly a puddle.
“We’re happy for the lad,” said a marshal. “We’ll celebrate with a hot pie and a damp steering wheel.”
Real race reports live on the motorsport sites; our puddle remains local.
The real story: Andrea Kimi Antonelli wins United States Grand Prix (F1, Oct 2026)
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