Mercedes Formulation 1 driver Kimi Antonelli has mirrored on his maiden grand prix win on the 2026 Chinese language Grand Prix, describing it as one of the best day of his life and revealing the house response he acquired in Italy.
The 19-year-old driver transformed his first grand prix pole place into his first win on the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit on 15 March. His win ended a 20-year drought for Italy, with him turning into the newest Italian driver to win an F1 grand prix since Giancarlo Fisichella received on the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix.
“In all probability was to date one of the best day of my life,” Antonelli defined on the Mercedes Nu Silver Arrows Radio Present.
“Having the ability to obtain certainly one of my desires and to get that first win. And the primary one is at all times particular as a result of it occurs solely as soon as. It was a really significant second for me, for the workforce, for my household.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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“My dad was there, which was nice. Sadly, my mum was not there as a result of she needed to maintain my sister. However I feel it was a really nice second for everybody, and for myself, particularly. As a result of, as I stated earlier than, I used to be capable of obtain certainly one of my desires, and it was additionally a really emotional one. But it surely was tremendous cool.”
Speaking in regards to the reception when he bought dwelling, he added: “On the airport, there have been journalists and stuff, quite a lot of pleasure as a result of the final one was 2006.
“Fisichella, Malaysia 2006. If I’m not mistaken. So a very long time. To carry again Italy on prime was actually cool and undoubtedly created quite a lot of pleasure, which was cool.”
Antonelli heads into the Miami Grand Prix because the chief of the drivers’ championship. He presently has a nine-point lead over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell, who sits in second.
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