SHANGHAI –
Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli stated it was only the start after he set a pole document in China on Saturday with Mercedes predecessor and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton lavishing reward on him.
At 19 years, six months and 17 days Antonelli turned the youngest Formulation One driver ever to take pole place for a full grand prix.
“An amazing document. It may take some time for somebody to ever get near that one,” Ferrari driver Hamilton, whose 2025 Mercedes exit made room for Antonelli, informed a information convention after qualifying third.
