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Champion in the F1, Antonelli Crown Bet Bold Mercedes - 01/11/2026

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli arrived at the F1 last year surrounded by expectations. Treated as a prodigy from the basic categories, the Italian went through the training at an accelerated pace, passing directly from the F4 to the F2 before assuming, at 18, one of the most coveted vacancies of the grid, that of the Mercedes, instead of the heptachamp Lewis Hamilton. Read more (11/01/2026
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When Mercedes was asked to decide who would drive its car after Hamilton, they gave the seat to a teenager who didn't even have a driver's license.

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When Kimi Antonelli took the leap to Formula 1 the voices questioned the bet of Toto Wolff, head of Mercedes, for his youth. For all those detractors, the risk was too high for a team destined to continue to relate to success. The Italian was the one chosen to supply nothing and nothing less than Lewis Hamilton, the most laureate driver of all time, the one who heads the most prestigious statistics. With his jump to Formula 1, the Bologna driver…

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli arrived at the F1 last year surrounded by expectations. Treated as a prodigy from the basic categories, the Italian went through the training at an accelerated pace, passing directly from the F4 to the F2 before assuming, at 18, one of the most coveted vacancies of the grid, that of the Mercedes, instead of the heptachamp Lewis Hamilton. Read more (11/01/2026

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The story of Kimi Antonelli in Formula 1 is a testimony of raw talent, resilience and bold vision of Toto Wolff. With only 18 years old and without the luggage of a single Grand Prix, Antonelli was catapulted to the place of Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes in 2025, a movement that many considered a bet [...] The post Kimi Antonelli: the boldness of Toto Wolff and the meteoric rise of a prodigy at F1 first appeared on AutoSport.

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