Kimi Antonelli não pôde beber champanhe de verdade no pódio após vencer no Texas no último fim de semana. O piloto da Mercedes, de 20 anos, ainda não tem idade suficiente para consumir bebidas alcoólicas pelas leis locais. Mas o Grande Prêmio da Cidade do México, neste domingo (1º), pode render uma grande festa.
Como até os moradores dos vales e das ilhas mais remotas da Itália certamente já sabem, Antonelli pode se tornar o campeão mais jovem da história da Fórmula 1 no Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, na extensa capital mexicana, situada em grande altitude. Ele também pode ser o primeiro italiano a conquistar o título desde 1953.
Agora com 123 pontos de vantagem na liderança e vencedor de metade das 18 corridas disputadas nesta temporada, Antonelli precisa apenas terminar entre os nove primeiros para garantir o campeonato. O título também estará assegurado caso seu companheiro de Mercedes, George Russell, ou Lewis Hamilton, da Ferrari, não vença a prova.
O chefe da equipe Mercedes e coproprietário da escuderia, Toto Wolff, concordou que a conquista está 99,9% garantida. Ainda assim, Antonelli, que comemorou com uma garrafa de espumante sem álcool e sem marca em Austin, precisa concluir o trabalho na pista.
“Ou será uma grande festa com tequila ou, se não for com tequila, será com caipirinha no fim de semana seguinte”, disse Wolff, referindo-se ao Grande Prêmio de São Paulo, que será disputado depois da etapa mexicana.
Antonelli quer conquistar título com vitória no México
Antonelli, cuja empolgação juvenil e paixão pelas corridas ficaram evidentes desde que assumiu a liderança do campeonato na terceira etapa da temporada, no Japão, naturalmente pretende encerrar a disputa pelo título em grande estilo.
“Vou encarar isso com a mesma mentalidade, apenas tentando me divertir o máximo possível e, com sorte, lutar por mais uma vitória”, afirmou o italiano.
“Seria melhor terminar em alta, e esse é o objetivo”, completou o piloto da Mercedes.
A Cidade do México também celebra o Dia dos Mortos neste mesmo fim de semana, com uma grande festa espalhada pela cidade, independentemente da chegada da Fórmula 1.
A Mercedes ainda pode conquistar o título do Mundial de Construtores, mas o cenário é considerado improvável. A equipe precisaria ter uma tarde perfeita, enquanto a Ferrari teria de apresentar um desempenho muito ruim.
A etapa brasileira, no fim de semana seguinte, parece uma oportunidade mais provável para a definição.
Verstappen e Norris tentam desafiar domínio da Mercedes
Lando Norris, da McLaren, venceu o Grande Prêmio do México saindo da pole position no ano passado. No entanto, a equipe, atual campeã mundial de construtores, ainda precisa recuperar terreno e pode não apresentar o mesmo nível de competitividade.
Max Verstappen, da Red Bull, também tem um histórico expressivo no México, com cinco vitórias nas últimas oito participações. O tetracampeão mundial holandês tentará recuperar o embalo após Antonelli impedir que ele conquistasse três vitórias consecutivas.
Na classificação do Mundial de Construtores, Red Bull e McLaren estão empatadas em pontos, com a equipe austríaca à frente por levar vantagem nos critérios de desempate. A disputa pelo terceiro lugar geral pode se estender até a última etapa.
A briga entre Audi e Haas pelo sétimo lugar também promete emoção até o fim da temporada. As duas equipes estão separadas por apenas sete pontos na classificação.
Sergio Pérez disputará 300ª corrida diante da torcida mexicana
Mais atrás no grid, a Cadillac, estreante na categoria e atualmente entre as últimas colocadas, também tem motivos para comemorar. O experiente mexicano Sergio Pérez está prestes a disputar sua 300ª corrida diante da torcida de seu país.
O piloto ficou fora da temporada passada após deixar a Red Bull em 2024. Agora, terá a oportunidade de alcançar a marca histórica em casa, diante dos torcedores que o acompanham desde o início da carreira.
“Quanto precisa acontecer para que você dispute sua 300ª corrida em casa?”, questionou Pérez, ao comentar a ocasião. Segundo ele, o cenário só se tornou possível após o cancelamento da etapa da Arábia Saudita e o reagendamento da corrida do Bahrein na Malásia.
“É incrível. E ter todas as pessoas que estão comigo desde o primeiro dia, me apoiando, todos os meus patrocinadores, toda a minha família, todos os meus fãs”, acrescentou o mexicano.
El piloto español de Fórmula 1 Fernando Alonso insistió este jueves en sus críticas hacia los pilotos de la parte baja de la parrilla, especialmente Alex Albon tras su golpe el pasado fin de semana, y se reafirmó en que "el nivel de pilotaje es muy bajo" y hay una "falta de talento".
"Creo que se trata simplemente de un nivel de pilotaje muy bajo y de falta de talento. Cuando cometes errores repetidos durante toda la temporada, tienes accidentes y el 50% de tu carrera se decide en la primera vuelta, si yo fuera el director del equipo no estaría contento, pero si ellos están contentos, me parece bien", dijo en declaraciones a Sky Sports F1.
El doble campeón del mundo insistió este jueves antes del inicio del Gran Premio de México en su juicio del pasado domingo en Austin, cuando fue perjudicado por un golpe de Alex Albon (Williams). En el GP de Estados Unidos, Alonso se quejó del nivel bajo del fondo de la parrilla y, pese a la polémica levantada, el español lo mantuvo.
"Cuando veo a Max (Verstappen), Lewis (Hamilton) saliendo desde atrás cuando cambian el motor o lo que sea, Kimi en Monza, siguen ganando las carreras. La primera vuelta no es el fin del mundo cuando tienes la confianza y el talento para esperar una o dos vueltas más. Si no estás teniendo una buena temporada, si tu compañero de equipo te está superando, o lo que sea que te preocupe, eso te genera frustración adicional, pero los demás pilotos y equipos no deberían pagar por ello", afirmó.
Alonso también insistió en que Aston Martin debe mejorar, aunque ya hace tiempo que se mira al 2027. "Algunos equipos no pueden sumar puntos. Este año nos pasa lo mismo. Uno llega a las carreras sabiendo que necesita ocho abandonos para sumar puntos, así que se trata más bien de hacer la mejor carrera posible hasta la línea de meta", apuntó, insistiendo en criticar los errores "innecesarios" en la primera vuelta cuando están "luchando por nada".
Por alusiones, Albon fue preguntado en rueda de prensa acerca de los comentarios de Alonso. "Le tengo un enorme respeto a Fernando. Lo admiraba mucho cuando era niño. No es agradable escuchar esos comentarios en muchos sentidos. El nivel es alto en toda la parrilla. Hace 10 o 15 años, la parte trasera no era como ahora. Ya no tenemos pilotos de pago. Ojalá no nos crucemos en las curvas ni nos encontremos en la carrera este fin de semana", zanjó.
Portland Public Schools rescinded its trespass order against an Oregon mother over her opposition to the district's gender curriculum, according to a legal group representing the parent.
In August, Allison Roberts sued Portland Public Schools after she expressed concern last year over Meriwether Lewis Elementary School's decision to repaint its traditional rainbow pride flag into an "Intersex-Inclusive Progress" variant to include support for racial inclusion and transgender rights.
Roberts also discovered an "identity flower" assignment given to her 11-year-old child that asked students to identify and discuss their gender identity with classmates and teachers.
After receiving what she described as an unsatisfactory response from the school, Roberts wrote an open letter to the community criticizing the school's policies, which she distributed on a public sidewalk outside school property.
The school later accused Roberts of "harassment, intimidation and threatening behavior" as part of a pattern of "animus and harassment targeting vulnerable members of [the] community." The district issued Roberts a one-year trespass order barring her from attending school events, including her child's graduation ceremony.
According to the Liberty Justice Center, which represented Roberts, Portland Public Schools agreed to several concessions before a scheduled hearing on Roberts’ motion for a preliminary injunction. These included rescinding her campus ban, exempting her children from certain LGBTQ2SIA+-related curriculum requirements and reviewing its nondiscrimination and anti-harassment policy.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Portland Public Schools confirmed the school district "agreed to rescind the trespass notice in mid-November."
"PPS has and will continue to comply with all laws that serve and protect children," the district's statement read.
Timothy Snowball, lead attorney for the Liberty Justice Center's PARENTS Initiative, called the concessions a "victory" and told Fox News Digital they were a sign of the school district recognizing that these actions were unconstitutional.
"The timing of this settlement is not a coincidence," he said. "Only two days before the negotiations started, the district was set on fighting Allison Roberts. But after an hour or two with a federal judge explaining to them why their conduct was unconstitutional, they immediately changed their plans.
"Just goes to show that the students aren’t the only ones in Portland who need an education on basic civics."
Another hearing on the district's policies is scheduled for Dec. 1 with a focus on policies Snowball said allow teachers to withhold information from parents.
"Portland Public Schools tried to silence a mother who dared to question what was happening in her children’s school. Now the district has agreed to withdraw its warning, rescind its campus ban and recognize her right to speak freely," Snowball said in a separate statement.
"This is a major victory, not just for Allison Roberts, but for every parent who has been told to stay quiet and leave these decisions to school officials," the statement continued.
"But the fight is not over. The district continues to defend policies that allow school officials, under certain circumstances, to withhold important information from parents about their own children.
"Parents have the fundamental right to direct their children’s upbringing and education. We intend to keep fighting until those rights are protected."
Roberts previously told Fox News Digital she had received widespread support for her legal efforts.
"It has been heartening to see the outpouring of support from my local Portland community and from parents and grandparents across the country," she said.
"I never wanted things to get to this point. But knowing that I'm fighting this battle not just for my family, but for millions of American families, reassures me that bringing this suit is the right thing to do."
Washington's secretary of state blasted the Justice Department Wednesday after federal officials said investigators had identified more than 400 noncitizens illegally registered to vote in the state, some of whom they said had cast ballots in multiple elections dating back decades.
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs pushed back against the findings, saying the state’s review of the list uncovered "several glaring deficiencies."
"This list includes United States citizens and is not reliable. Without individualized proof of ineligibility, it would be both irresponsible and illegal for election officials to decline to process a registered voter’s ballot," he said.
"That analysis reflects a significant number of people on your list who are not currently registered to vote or are on inactive status, contradicting your representations that all the individuals included in the list will receive a ballot in this year’s election," he added.
On Monday, the U.S. attorneys’ offices for the Eastern and Western districts of Washington said investigators had identified lawful permanent residents, or green card holders, who were registered to vote or had cast ballots.
"We have identified over 400 noncitizens who are registered to vote and have voted in multiple elections. This is only the tip of the iceberg," Neil Floyd, acting U.S. attorney for the Western District of Washington, said in a statement.
"We will continue to investigate and identify those who are committing crimes by voting illegally."
Immigration officials told Fox News Digital Tuesday that dozens of noncitizens have also been arrested nationwide in a major voter fraud crackdown.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Floyd said investigators identified hundreds of noncitizen voters by reviewing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records, which showed that some people who applied for certain benefits had also voted.
While some individuals voted only once or three times in past elections, Floyd said others voted as many as 27 times. In total, his office counted approximately 1,500 instances of noncitizens casting ballots.
He emphasized that some noncitizens had been voting for decades, predating Washington’s transition to a vote-by-mail system.
"I think the earliest moment we have is 1984," Floyd said. "It's early ‘90s, late ’80s, I believe."
However, Floyd said he had not checked whether any of the individuals voted in the upcoming midterms, explaining that he did not want to "interfere with the current election."
The number of potential noncitizen voters could represent only a fraction of the broader population, Floyd said, because the list includes only individuals who sought certain benefits in Washington state.
"If you take that population, and you expand it out to include all the people that are here illegally that we haven't had contact with, just my estimation is that it's going to be in the thousands," Floyd said.
Federal officials said many green card holders were registered to vote without their knowledge through Washington’s Motor Voter program, which integrates voter registration into the state’s Department of Licensing.
"We have heard from green card holders who were registered against their knowledge via the Washington Motor Voter program. Then they receive a ballot in the mail and assume they are legally registered — that simply is not the case," the notice said.
According to the Washington secretary of state’s website, eligible residents are automatically registered to vote only if they provide proof of U.S. citizenship during a driver’s license or ID card registration process.
Floyd said investigators identified patterns they believe contributed to noncitizens being registered to vote.
According to the DOJ notice, federal officials are asking Washington state to set aside ballots cast by the identified individuals until their citizenship status can otherwise be confirmed.
"Washington is now on notice that noncitizens are voting. It is up to the state to take action to make sure that they are not allowing these noncitizens to vote illegally," the notice said.
The move builds on DOJ's legal action against California, where federal officials are seeking to set aside mail-in ballots from roughly 20,000 voters they allege are likely noncitizens while their citizenship status is verified.
In response, the California secretary of state’s office said last week that its review "found significant accuracy problems with their sweeping claims."
"At best, this litigation is a reckless political stunt. At worst, it threatens to disenfranchise thousands of Californians this election. Plaintiff’s sole claim—that a federal criminal prohibition on individual noncitizen voting preempts large swaths of California’s election administration—borders on the absurd. The relief Plaintiff seeks is as unlawful as it is untenable," the statement said.
Officials warned that voting as a noncitizen can have serious consequences for those seeking to become U.S. citizens. Potential criminal charges include making false statements in a naturalization application, and some individuals could also face charges for fraudulent voter registration.
On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security told Fox News Digital numerous illegal aliens had also admitted to unlawfully registering to vote or casting ballots in U.S. elections.
Of the dozens of suspects arrested, at least 18 had voted in a federal election.
The individuals were from a range of countries, including Mexico, Somalia, Honduras, Guyana, Cuba, Germany, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Vietnam, El Salvador, Cambodia, Guatemala, Portugal and Italy.
Many also faced charges for numerous alleged crimes, including counterfeiting, fraud, kidnapping, DUI, sexual offenses, assault with a dangerous weapon, drug possession and burglary.
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