{"id":59118,"date":"2025-05-03T00:21:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/59118\/beyond-any-reasonable-doubt-andrea-kimi-antonelli-takes-his-first-pole-position-in-miami\/"},"modified":"2025-05-03T00:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T22:41:06","slug":"beyond-any-reasonable-doubt-andrea-kimi-antonelli-takes-his-first-pole-position-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/59118\/beyond-any-reasonable-doubt-andrea-kimi-antonelli-takes-his-first-pole-position-in-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt, Andrea Kimi Antonelli Takes His First Pole Position in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 2, 2025 \u2013 Miami: In Florida, the language is Italian today, as Andrea Kimi Antonelli clinches his first-ever pole position and will start ahead of the field in this afternoon\u2019s Sprint Race. A result that confirms, beyond any reasonable doubt, the talent of the young rookie. <\/h2>\n\n

One minute, twenty-six seconds and 482 milliseconds \u2013 that was the time set by Andrea Kimi Antonelli <\/strong>during qualifying for the Sprint Race at the Miami International Autodrome. A time that not only made the young Italian the youngest pole sitter in the history<\/strong> of the top category but also broke the South Beach track record set by Max Verstappen during the 2023 race. A lap that united fans and pundits alike, turning them into witnesses of a historic moment in both Formula 1 and Italian sports<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

As the chequered flag dropped at the end of SQ3, tension filled the garage of car number 12 from the Brackley team<\/a>, with everyone waiting to see if the two McLaren drivers would finish their laps and snatch pole from the 18-year-old from Bologna \u2013 making only his sixth Formula 1 appearance. Then came the confirmation: in tomorrow\u2019s Sprint Race, that very young man, heir to the seat left vacant by Lewis Hamilton, would line up on the front row alongside Oscar Piastri. <\/p>\n\n

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Beyond Any Reasonable Doubt, Andrea Kimi Antonelli Takes His First Pole Position in Miami<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

And with that, the mood shifted in the Mercedes garage<\/strong>: Toto Wolff\u2019s face lit up with a bright smile as he congratulated his mechanics, followed by Peter Bonnington and Marco Antonelli, Kimi\u2019s father. Every bet placed on that diamond \u2013 now no longer raw \u2013 seemed justified to the public, erasing any lingering doubts about Antonelli\u2019s talent and the Austrian team principal\u2019s decision. <\/p>\n\n

“Papino<\/em>!” Antonelli called out as he joined his team, seeking the warmth of his father\u2019s embrace \u2013 the man who had dreamt of this moment with him since his earliest years. \u201cHe did well,<\/em>\u201d Marco said simply at the end of qualifying, commenting on the masterpiece his son had just signed. Holding him close, fighting back tears of pride<\/strong>, he remembered the long hours spent on the track and simulator, the sacrifices made to smooth out the edges and shape the talent that would shine, curve after curve. <\/p>\n\n

Emotion and pride also filled the hearts of the Sky Sport Italia team and Italian F1 fans \u2013 as if they were celebrating the success of a nephew, a son, or a brother. A fellow Italian bringing the Tricolore back to the top of the premier motorsport category \u2013 the first since Giancarlo Fisichella\u2019s pole at the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix. How will the Sprint Race go? Anything can happen, but it almost doesn\u2019t matter \u2013 because on the evening of May 2, Formula 1 spoke Italian once again. <\/p>\n\n

Photo: Mercedes AMG-Petronas F1 Team, Formula 1. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

May 2, 2025 \u2013 Miami: In Florida, the language is Italian today, as Andrea Kimi Antonelli clinches his first-ever pole position and will start ahead of the field in this afternoon\u2019s Sprint Race. A result that confirms, beyond any reasonable doubt, the talent of the young rookie. One minute, twenty-six seconds and 482 milliseconds \u2013 … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":59087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[389],"tags":[2194,2213,1330,3531],"piloti":[],"class_list":["post-59118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1-en","tag-2025-en","tag-andrea-kimi-antonelli-en","tag-formula-1-en","tag-miami-grand-prix"],"acf":{"live":false},"fimg_url":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_7373.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59118"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59118\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59118"},{"taxonomy":"piloti","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpkingdom.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/piloti?post=59118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}