Present championship chief Kimi Antonelli has earned the reward of followers after his interplay with Lewis Hamilton was captured after the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix.
The seven-time champion drove from second on the grid to win his first grand prix with Ferrari, and whereas Antonelli was compelled to retire from the race as a consequence of {an electrical} subject on his Mercedes equipment, he made positive he was there to congratulate the Briton after the race.
After Hamilton overtook Antonelli’s team-mate George Russell within the standings on the Monaco Grand Prix, he has now lowered the hole to the Italian driver to 41 factors.
Followers had been fast to reward the second between the 2 championship rivals. “He’s a childhood hero for many of the drivers!” one fan posted on Reddit whereas one other added: “I simply hope it stays this manner even when they find yourself preventing for the championship.”
“Class transfer from Kimi, particularly contemplating how younger he nonetheless is,” another person commented, whereas one other wrote: “Class act from the younger man, a clever head on younger shoulders.”
Additional feedback included: “He’s unhappy for the DNF however genuinely glad for Lewis”, “He’s returning the favour, Lewis at all times congratulates him,” and “Kimi being glad and congratulatory for Lewis regardless of his personal DNF, he’s a candy child.”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
Picture by: Jayce Illman / Getty Photos
Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen, who completed fourth, was additionally seen congratulating Hamilton. “The respect throughout the paddock for Lewis is so wonderful to see!” somebody commented.
“Max going out of his approach to congratulate and other people will nonetheless say there’s dangerous blood,” one other fan wrote, and one other remark learn: “It was fairly wonderful to see the shared respect between all of them. All of them clearly know and are impressed by each other’s capabilities.”
The eighth spherical of the season would be the Austrian Grand Prix from 26 to twenty-eight June.
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