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Formula 1’s biggest names congratulated Kimi Antonelli after the Mercedes driver secured his maiden grand prix victory in China
Motorsport photo The Formula 1 paddock has come together to congratulate Kimi Antonelli on his maiden grand prix win at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Italian driver claimed his first F1 victory at the Shanghai International Circuit after successfully converting pole position into a race win. At just 19 years old, he became the second-youngest F1 race winner.
"I'm speechless. I'm about to cry, to be honest, but thank you so much to my team because they helped me to achieve this dream," the Mercedes driver said after the race. "I'm super happy.
I said yesterday I really wanted to bring Italy back on top and we did today, even though I gave myself a little bit of a heart attack towards the end with a flat spot, but it was a good race. " The F1 paddock was quick to congratulate the driver on reaching the milestone. Commenting on Antonelli's Instagram post, 2025 champion Lando Norris wrote: "Congrats dude!
Very deserved. " View this post on Instagram A post shared by Andrea Kimi Antonelli (@kimi. antonelli) George Russell "Yeah, firstly, huge congratulations to Kimi because it's always very special to win your first race and obviously he's been driving really amazing this year and this weekend, especially," the Briton said after the race.