Kimi Antonelli becomes youngest Formula 1 champion
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Kimi Antonelli has won the Formula 1 World Championship at age 20, the youngest driver to do so and the first Italian to hold the title since 1953. His victory in Mexico has been received as a national restoration, even if the car he drives is German. Legendary rider Valentino Rossi observed that the young champion reminds him of himself; it is a sentiment the rest of the country seems to share.
The 2027 budget law is proving less popular. Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti has proposed cuts to education and healthcare while maintaining perks for private firms, an allocation of resources that critics suggest prioritizes private interests over public services. In a nod to rising costs of living, the government intends to force publishers to sell digital school books at half price, though this relief may be offset by new mandatory thermostat checks that carry fines of up to 2,500 euros.
In the business pages, Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio has offered 3.7 billion euros to each of his siblings to consolidate control of the family empire. Elsewhere, the men’s curling team took silver at the European Championships, their highest ever finish, and a fire in a Rome apartment killed two people.