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Antonelli hits a new high at scene of last year's low

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium, July 19 : The Belgian Grand Prix was one of Kimi Antonelli's worst Formula One weekends as a rookie last year but the 19-year-old Italian was celebrating on Sunday.The championship leader arrived in the Ardennes this time after failing to score in two of the past three races and with his advantage slashed from 66 points to 25 and Mercedes teammate George Russell poised to make further inroads.On Sunday, a day after he secured pole position on his father Marco's birthday, Antonelli got what he wanted with a sixth win in 10 races to go 45 points clear of Ferrari's seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.The threat from Russell disappeared on the opening lap when the Briton collided with Hamilton, spun off and beached his car in the gravel. "Last year here, I prob
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