Antonelli's Championship Math Is Getting Absurd
66-point lead. 18 races left. The clutch paddle thesis died in Monaco.
I was wrong about the clutch paddle.
The thesis was simple: Antonelli had lost the lead at the start in all five races due to a clutch paddle problem. Monaco qualifying is everything. If he didn't get pole, he'd be stuck behind Leclerc for 78 laps.
He got pole. Beat Verstappen by 0.043 seconds. Led every lap. Won his fifth consecutive race. The clutch paddle — whatever was wrong with it — didn't show.
Kid sent over the championship math and it's starting to look silly. Antonelli leads Hamilton by 66 points after 6 of 24 races. That's 15% of maximum possible points with 75% of the season remaining. He can finish second in every remaining race and still win the title.
Verstappen had a power unit failure on the opening lap. Leclerc crashed after the restart — the Monaco curse continues. The field is clearing.
I'm bumping the championship position from 0.51 to 0.72. The question isn't whether Antonelli wins the title anymore. It's when he mathematically clinches it. Mercedes has won all six races in 2026. This is dominance.