Components 1 followers are satisfied {that a} masked determine noticed within the grandstands through the first observe session forward of the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix was an undercover Kimi Antonelli.
The championship chief was changed by reserve driver Frederik Vesti in FP1 as a part of the rookie driver necessities for every staff.
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Because the cameras panned to somebody within the crowd sporting a black Mercedes hoodie and a Spider-Man masks, followers have been fast to argue it appeared so much just like the Italian driver.
“Similar vibes as George with the luchador masks in Mexico final 12 months,” one fan commented on Reddit, referring to Antonelli’s team-mate George Russell. The British driver additionally went undercover throughout FP1 on the 2025 Mexico Grand Prix, sporting a standard lucha libre wrestling masks as he snuck into the stadium part of the grandstands to observe the on-track motion.
One other fan added: “I like that they couldn’t give him a masks in grownup measurement. Whose Spider-Man masks is that, Toto’s child?”
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“Might have simply worn sun shades and a hat…and never a Mercedes sweater,” another person posted, and one other wrote: “Shaq hiding behind the tree meme vibes.”
Additional feedback included: “He took the Tom Holland comparisons to coronary heart lol,” and “I used to be straight up this dude on the published like, ‘the f***..?’ Didn’t realise in any respect that it is Kimi.”
Others disagreed and argued that it was only a fan who had lied to take the day without work work to attend the race weekend. “Nah, mate clearly lied to his boss that he’s sick, however he’s sensible sufficient to cover his face within the occasion of the digital camera catching him,” one wrote, and one other commenter posted: “He is taken a sick day without work.”
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Vesti completed his FP1 outing with the fifteenth quickest time, whereas Antonelli’s team-mate put within the quickest time.
Antonelli heads into the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix with a powerful 66-point lead within the championship. Russell now sits third within the standings after seven-time champion overtook him following the Monaco Grand Prix.
Photographs from Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix – FridayGeorge Russell, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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