Kimi Antonelli, hungry after leaving Monaco: "The job isn't finished"
- Published on 07 / 06 / 2026 at 18: 06
© DPPIVictorious for the fifth consecutive time in Formula 1, Kimi Antonelli also became the youngest winner of the Monaco Grand Prix. He finished ahead of Lewis Hamilton in a podium highly symbolic on the Rock.
The question no longer seems to be when Kimi Antonelli will crack, but rather who can stop his wild ride. Winner of the Monaco Grand Prix at 19, the Italian was unfazed by a completely crazy end to the race in the Principality. More than ever the leader of the world championship... F1 before Lewis HamiltonThe person in question appeared almost calm after such a scenario.
“It was an incredible weekend. It was one of those days where you have an incredible rhythm and everything just came naturally to me,” he commented. still under the spell of emotion. The car was incredible and it gave me the confidence to push. It was a very enjoyable day.
Determined and clearly future-oriented, despite historic achievements weekend after weekend, the stable's protégé Mercedes Benz He wants to be confident. However pleasant this new success may be, it represents only one piece of the puzzle. "The work is not finished, it's a very long season," he reasoned with himself. We're going to have to raise the bar even higher. My goal is to continue performing like this; the team is doing an incredible job and giving me an exceptional car. I'm learning a lot from my team, I can rely on them and on my family. These are really good times so far.
Despite being under pressure before the final laps, Kimi Antonelli notably had to manage the responsibility of another standing start in front of a hungry Lewis Hamilton, in second position. “To be honest, I wasn’t very happy with that kind of restart. I didn’t really want to do a standing start, but as soon as we received the notification, I stayed in my thoughts, looked at some data, and refocused on the start.” he explained. I wanted to get the tires into the right temperature window, and as soon as I got going and took the first corner, I knew I could make the most of the last few laps.
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He's right to strike while the iron is hot and keep his teammate down. But Barcelona, with its "decisive" circuit, could see Russell reborn!
This boy is very impressive! Especially compared to last year! Now let's wait for the promised upgrade from the FIA to hopefully reignite some suspense! What am I saying, FIA… Liberty Media!!! We can count on them!
The hardest thing for the others is that he's now free. He's racked up records, he's crushing the start of the season, he no longer needs to prove anything, and that's how a phenomenal driver becomes most dangerous for the competition, who then overthink and put themselves under pressure, especially his only real rival, Russell. And he has boundless ambition and now total confidence.