Might 15 (GMM) Kimi Antonelli is just not ruling out following in Lewis Hamilton’s wheel-tracks someday by swapping silver overalls for purple.
The 18-year-old is Mercedes boss and co-owner Toto Wolff’s protege, and – forward of his first house grand prix at Imola this weekend – Antonelli says he has no regrets about racing a silver automotive fairly than a purple one.
“As a baby, like everybody else, I supported Ferrari,” the Italian advised Corriere della Sera. “However when the decision from Toto got here, within the household all of us thought that it was not one thing that occurs daily.”
Some, nevertheless, lament the truth that a dream Italian Ferrari-Antonelli pairing didn’t materialise. “I’m simply sorry to see him in Mercedes,” former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo stated not too long ago.
Nevertheless, Antonelli will inject somewhat little bit of Italy into the in any other case Anglo-German Mercedes staff at Imola – near his birthplace in Bologna – this weekend.
“Bono,” he stated, referring to his well-known race engineer Peter Bonnington, “solely eats curry, daily. My job will probably be so as to add a little bit of Italian.
“I’ve determined that on Friday I’ll carry lasagna for everybody. There will probably be about 100 dishes,” Antonelli smiled. “It gained’t be straightforward to get them there, however I’ll do it.”
As for many who assume Antonelli ought to have rejected Wolff’s advances and held out for a proposal from Ferrari, the teenager is evident.
“Whenever you’re little or no, everybody provides you recommendation and criticises you,” he stated. “I ought to have understood that you simply shouldn’t take heed to everybody.”
Nevertheless, he’s not ruling out transferring to close by Maranello sometime.
“At present, we’re very proud of our alternative,” stated {the teenager}. “Sooner or later, by no means say by no means.”
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