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Kimi Antonelli misses Mexico GP media day with illness

Kimi Antonelli will miss Thursday's media day at the Mexico City Grand Prix as he recovers from a viral illness.⁠[1, 2, 3] A Mercedes spokesperson said the championship leader was feeling under the weather, and the FIA excused him from the media activities.⁠[1]

Why it matters Antonelli is one ninth-place finish away from clinching the world title, per PlanetF1.⁠[8]

Covered by BBC News, Autosport, Crash.net and 6 more

Read first Antonelli skips F1 Mexico GP media day due to illness · Autosport

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Not rated Autosport, BBC News, Crash.net, ESPN, Motorsport.com, PlanetF1, RacingNews365, Motorsport Week, The Race. Not placed: they have no lean score.

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        1. 1 Autosport · Not rated · Oct 29, 1:07 p.m. ETAntonelli skips F1 Mexico GP media day due to illness
        2. 2 BBC News · Not rated · Oct 29, 1:25 p.m. ETAntonelli to miss Mexico media day with illness
        3. 3 Crash.net · Not rated · Oct 29, 12:52 p.m. ETKimi Antonelli and Valtteri Bottas skip Mexico GP F1 media duties with illness
        4. 4 ESPN · Not rated · Oct 29, 1:37 p.m. ETAntonelli to miss Mexico media day with illness
        5. 5 Motorsport Week · Not rated · Oct 29, 2:30 p.m. ETHow Jorge Martin returns to action just six days after his Phillip Island crash
        6. 6 Motorsport.com · Not rated · Oct 29, 2:31 p.m. ETF1 Mexico GP: Friday schedule, weather forecast and how to watch
        7. 7 Motorsport.com · Not rated · Oct 29, 6:38 p.m. ETMax Verstappen discusses toll of F1 calendar after two drivers fall ill
        8. 8 PlanetF1 · Not rated · Oct 29, 12:59 p.m. ETKimi Antonelli faces unexpected Mexico GP setback with F1 title within reach
        9. 9 RacingNews365 · Not rated · Oct 29, 12:48 p.m. ETSecond F1 driver ruled out of Mexico media day as illness confirmed
        10. 10 The Race · Not rated · Oct 29, 5:07 a.m. ETFresh doubts and meetings over MotoGP Qatar race
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