A dog run over by Jackie Stewart, a podium that changes hands hours later and monarch butterflies over the engines. The Mexico GP is a compendium of anomalies that defy the logic of modern Formula 1.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Here’s a guide that tells you what you need to know about the Mexico City Grand Prix this weekend. It’s the 19th round of Formula 1 where the 20-year old Kimi Antonelli could become the youngest champion in series history.

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen owns the fastest qualifying lap in Mexico City, when he set a time of 1:14.758 during the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix. Meanwhile, then Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas set the fastest race lap here, with a time of 1:17.774 on Lap 69 of the 2021 Mexican GP.

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli aims to become the youngest Formula 1 champion in history at the Mexico City Grand Prix. A ninth-place finish is all the 20-year-old needs to break Sebastian Vettel's record,

Colton Herta was in for Bottas at Cadillac — looking to complete the required 62 miles (24 laps of the Mexico track) to gain another F1 super license point and hit the 40 required to get a race version. He did it with 29 laps completed and so could replace Bottas for 2027 should Cadillac choose to give the Finn Red Bull’s Pérez treatment from 2024.