Rosberg: “Antonelli the outsider par excellence. An incredible story”

Three GPs, two records We will still have to wait until the beginning of May to see Formula 1 back on track on the Miami street circuit, but for Italian fans this is still an unforgettable moment, all thanks to the performances of Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Three times on the podium in the first three races of the world championship, the Bolognese became the youngest driver ever to have scored a pole position, and thanks to the first two career victories achieved in China and Japan he also became the youngest ranking leader in history at 19 years old. A story that ‘enchants’ Rosberg Performances which, at least up until now, are belying the expectations of the day before, when teammate George Russell seemed to be the favorite for the leadership of the world championship ranking. In this regard, a former Mercedes driver like Nico Rosberg, who won the world title with the Milton Keynes company in 2016, spoke in an interview with Bloomberg: “What an incredible story – he commented – the nineteen-year-old Kimi Antonelli, the outsider par excellence, is leading the world championship after three races. It’s wonderful. He has so many fans. Even at the press conference here in San Francisco. A lot of Mercedes fans and Kimi Antonelli as I got into the stage, so it’s nice to see it.” The hope of battles on the track The former German driver hopes to see greater competitiveness between the team at the top of the Constructors’ classification and the teams, especially after the encouraging signs seen in the last Japanese GP by the 40-year-old. Possible battles which, again according to Rosberg, will support the controversy over the new technical regulation: “We hope that Ferrari can exploit this gap now to get closer to Mercedes. McLaren was already present in the last race. So, if there is a really interesting battle, I think all the fans won’t care about the technology and will love and appreciate the racing and the battles.”