David Coulthard believes that Kimi Antonelli’s present refreshing and trustworthy manner with the media will inevitably change as his Method 1 profession progresses.
The Italian driver has kicked off his second season within the championship with robust kind. With dominant Mercedes equipment beneath him, he celebrated his maiden F1 win on the Chinese language Grand Prix and took the lead within the championship with one other win in Japan, changing into the youngest driver to steer the drivers’ standings.
Antonelli has acquired reward from followers for his trustworthy interviews, however Coulthard has argued that it will change.
“Effectively, mark my phrases, it’s going to change as a result of he will develop up within the public eye,” Coulthard mentioned in the course of the Up To Pace podcast. “He will go from being ‘that is all new and thrilling’ and go, ‘I am getting invited to being courtside on the basketball’ or wherever he occurs to go, to abruptly it’s going to begin to change into slightly bit tiresome as a result of individuals will need one thing from him on a regular basis.
“So let’s put a mark within the sand. See that type of joyful smile. Let’s quick ahead, perhaps not this yr, however actually all through his profession, he’ll change into slightly bit battle-weary. We do not need him to lose that enthusiasm proper now.”
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Past his media obligations, the previous driver questioned how the 19-year-old will address the bodily and psychological calls for of combating for a championship throughout the lengthy season.
“The opposite factor might be does he have the tempo of a grand prix season, as a result of that’s tiring and I believe that is what we noticed with Oscar Piastri final yr,” he added. “He acquired to Baku, wanted to win that race and made a sequence of errors, and that is the place Lando, having extra expertise, was capable of come via.
“So, if I used to be George Russell, this can be a struggle zone. No extra Mr Good Man. We mentioned it after Kimi acquired his first victory.”
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