TREMAYNE: Can Antonelli follow in Ascari’s wheel tracks and finally end Italy’s long title drought?

F1 Hall of Famour journalist looks back at Italy's last World Champion – and whether Kimi Antonelli could be the next.

Hall of Fame F1 JournalistDavid Tremayne

Drivers from 35 countries have won F1 World Championship titles since the series was inaugurated in 1950.

The United Kingdom boasts 11; Brazil, Finland and Germany are next up with three apiece. Austria, Australia and the United States have two each, while Argentina, Canada, France, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Spain each have one.

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TREMAYNE: Can Antonelli follow in Ascari’s wheel tracks and finally end Italy’s long title drought?

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