After the opening rounds throughout Asia, Andrea Kimi Antonelli returned to a monitor he is aware of effectively, having raced there each in testing and within the junior formulation. And his “expertise” started to point out, as final Saturday he achieved his greatest qualifying consequence to date, inserting his Mercedes in fourth place; nevertheless, the stewards later handed him a one-place grid penalty as a result of his crew had made a mistake with the restart procedures in Q2.
Watching him intently, although from a special storage, was a fellow Italian, former Ferrari president Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, who didn’t maintain again his reward for the younger driver in an interview with Sky: “He’s a top-class younger man. It’s his first yr in Method 1, he doesn’t make errors, he’s quick, and I see him rising. And for me, he has a vital benefit – he’s from Bologna. I’m sorry he’s in a Mercedes. I’d have despatched him to Sauber for a few years after which introduced him in. However Toto was sensible to see his potential, spot him, and produce him up, similar to McLaren as soon as did with Lewis Hamilton.” Luca Cordero di Montezemolo identified forward of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Apr 14, 2025
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