In the history of Formula 1, a success that would be dug, Mercedes became the youngest driver to achieve a stalled km Antoneli pole status, doing so that the Sprint of Miami Grand Prix did so with a breathtaking composition in the sprint qualifying session.
At the age of only 18 years and 4 months, Antoneley gave a razor-thin 0.045 seconds to the highest control and speed to exclude McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastry. Lando Noris was closely followed in the third, while Red Bull had only 0.055 from the time of Max Vastapane Noris. George Russell, the partner of the Mercedes team of Antoneli, could only manage the fifth of each second adrift.
It first excluded Russell by Antoneley, a statement performance that Mercedes assigned the Italian teenager to make the legendary Lewis Hamilton a success.
“I’m on the moon,” Antoneley said smiling after the season. “I didn’t expect it. I was feeling good in the car and could improve the lap from the lap. This stability finally came together. We would enjoy the moment but I am focusing on tomorrow. I want to repeat it.”
Born in August 2006 in Bologna, Antoneley has been a part of the Mercedes Driver Development Program since 2019 and has accurately and patience to the junior racing ladder. He dominated the Italian and Adac Formula 4 Championships in 2022, which was a rare but bold step that was supported by confidence in the raw talent of Mercedes, before fully influenced the formula regional and loving Formula 3.
Till Miami, Antoneley adopted a vigilant, methodical approach for its crook season, giving priority to a clean weekend on headline-Hathiyana demonstrations. But under the Florida flax, they shed all restraint. From the onset of practice at the Hard Rock Stadium Circuit, he looked fast, assurance and fast.
After getting out of the car, the moment became emotional as Antoneley shared a tight embrace with his father Marco, a former touring car driver and founder of the AKM Motorsport Team, where the km took his first competitive steps.
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Antoneley said, “It was really good to find him in the garage after qualifying.” “He is like a rock. I can always trust him. I would like to share it with my mother and sister too, hopefully next time.”
With a safe pole for the sprint race, Antoneley now has a golden opportunity to go one step further. A clean start may allow him to control speed and pursue the first career victory in his fifth formula 1 weekend. This is an extraordinary achievement for a driver who was in high school last year.
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