# FROM ANTONELLI TO QATAR | The Good, The Bad And The Uncomfortable

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This week on Full Course Yellow, we look at Kimi Antonelli's remarkable World Championship success. The youngest driver ever to win the Formula One title, and the first Italian in more than 40 years to claim the championship. By all accounts, he's also a remarkably grounded young man. But is this the beginning of a new era of Antonelli domination, or will the current crop of young talent have something to say about that?

Meanwhile, Max Verstappen continues to show no signs of slowing down, while Lewis Hamilton and the next generation of drivers remind us that Formula One is hardly short of talent. If only the cars were as exciting as the people driving them. Perhaps the proposed move towards simpler, V8-powered machinery might eventually give us something to cheer about.

Closer to home, Melbourne's unpredictable spring weather once again took its toll, this time at Sandown. We look at the weekend's three main attractions, well the only 3 attractions, including the increasingly successful GT4 category, the debut year of the Mustang Challenge and some terrific racing from Trans Am.

GT4 is finally finding its feet in Australia, although its success raises questions about the future of GT3. The Mustang Challenge produced all the right noises, if not necessarily the most exciting racing, while Trans Am continues to make a compelling case as an affordable alternative for drivers looking to build a career outside Supercars.

And from four wheels to two, MotoGP was in action in Malaysia, with Marc Marquez looking increasingly like a serious championship contender. But attention is also turning to the next round in Qatar, where safety concerns and the willingness of some manufacturers to put their personnel at risk raise some rather uncomfortable questions.

Yamaha has made its position clear. Others appear more concerned with keeping the show on the road. When it comes to Liberty Media, perhaps it's worth remembering that following the money has always been a fairly…

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