The Components 1 paddock has come collectively to congratulate Kimi Antonelli on his maiden grand prix win on the Chinese language Grand Prix.
The Italian driver claimed his first F1 victory on the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit after efficiently changing pole place right into a race win. At simply 19 years outdated, he turned the second-youngest F1 race winner.
“I am speechless. I am about to cry, to be trustworthy, however thanks a lot to my group as a result of they helped me to realize this dream,” the Mercedes driver stated after the race.
“I am tremendous joyful. I stated yesterday I actually needed to deliver Italy again on prime and we did right now, regardless that I gave myself a little bit little bit of a coronary heart assault in the direction of the top with a flat spot, but it surely was race.”
The F1 paddock was fast to congratulate the driving force on reaching the milestone. Commenting on Antonelli’s Instagram submit, 2025 champion Lando Norris wrote: “Congrats dude! Very deserved.”
“Yeah, firstly, large congratulations to Kimi as a result of it is at all times very particular to win your first race and clearly he is been driving actually superb this 12 months and this weekend, particularly,” the Briton stated after the race.
“So I am happy to be standing on the rostrum with him and likewise with this man as nicely [points to Hamilton].”
“Properly, firstly I’ve to say an enormous congratulations to Kimi. I am so joyful for you, buddy, and I am so honoured to have the ability to share this second with him,” he stated in his televised post-race interview.
“He took my seat clearly at this nice group, so large congratulations to Mercedes. They’re actually pulling forward in the meanwhile. We have got a variety of work to do to try to sustain however I had a lot enjoyable.”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Picture by: Wan Mikhail Roslan / NurPhoto through Getty Photographs
“Implausible, however I am in fact not stunned. This was undoubtedly coming, and it will not be his final one,” Verstappen advised the media.
“Very joyful for him. It is good to see he did nice weekend, you understand, nice quali yesterday, saved it cool. And naturally I take large credit score for serving to him to,” he stated, cheekily.
Jonathan Wheatley
“Initially, congratulations to Kimi, implausible. You talked about his first-ever dominating Grand Prix victory as nicely. However then he had a lock-up and went broad below no stress in any respect. I feel they are a problem to drive these vehicles in the meanwhile.”
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