Toto Wolff, enthusiastic about Mercedes’ strong start to the season, has returned to the topic of Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has started the season impressively, quickly scoring his first and second career Formula 1 wins thanks to victories in China and Japan. Over the Suzuka weekend, the Italian driver clearly outperformed George Russell, taking pole position, the win, and the lead in the world championship—the first to do so at just 19 years old.
Under these conditions, it would be easy to get excited, but Toto Wolff, who has faith in Antonelli, immediately urged everyone to remain calm and avoid putting undue pressure on the Italian driver. These were his statements: “Now they’ll ask him in the press conference if he can win the championship, but they shouldn’t. He’s only had two wins so far, but there are still 19 races left in the season, and there’s plenty of time to win or lose. Antonelli must continue to do a good job.”
The Austrian then added:“We’ll only be able to talk about the championship in Abu Dhabi, and there’s still a long way to go before then. Nothing has really happened yet, and we haven’t even completed 20% of the season.” “.
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