Antonelli victory rare win for Manchester United owner Ratcliffe and Ineos

Somewhere, probably in Monaco, one Sir Jim Ratcliffe will be breathing a sigh of relief. Because the billionaire, who is chief executive of petrochemicals giant Ineos, has finally broken a run of winlessness in sport. The 74-year-old on Sunday saw Formula 1 driver Kimi Antonelli become the youngest ever world champion, driving for a team which is one third owned by the Briton estimated to be worth £15bn. It breaks a barren run for Ratcliffe’s empire, which has spanned racing, football, rugby union, sailing and cycling, but may also demonstrate a new facet of a disturbing pattern. Because Ineos teams either don’t win at the highest level, or win in the early days of involvement before falling into decline until, in Mercedes’ case, a win five years on. The Formula 1 team’s deputy team principal Bradley Lord tells City AM that “Ineos have been incredible partners for the team”, adding that “they empower the team to go out and race and win and perform on track”. Lord adds: “If