Wolff moved by ‘overwhelming’ podium: ‘Antonelli has the look of a champion’
Toto Wolff is proud that Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes prodigy who was under his wing for years, won the Chinese GP on Sunday.
Toto Wolff is proud that Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes prodigy who was under his wing for years, won the Chinese GP on Sunday.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff nuances the criticism from Max Verstappen and emphasizes that he is simply driving a ‘terrible car’.
For the F1 announcer in China, Antonelli’s name took some getting used to: he asked the audience to stand up for Kimi Räikkönen.
Kimi Antonelli enters F1 history as the second youngest race winner ever. The record is still held by Max Verstappen.
George Russell failed to beat his teammate on Sunday; Antonelli drove from pole position to his first victory in China.
Toto Wolff still has to get used to the absence of Lewis Hamilton, as also became apparent in a video from after the Chinese GP qualifying.
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella clarifies his statements about the ‘withholding of information’ by works team Mercedes: ‘Not complaining’
Antonelli is the youngest driver ever to achieve a pole position in Formula 1. “It is only the beginning,” Antonelli concluded.
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton congratulate Andrea Kimi Antonelli on his very first pole position: ‘Doesn’t need any more advice’.
Lewis Hamilton accuses Mercedes of using a kind of ‘party mode’ during qualifying: ‘Suddenly they made a leap’.