Kimi Antonelli is reported to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes from 2025 onwards but is already getting familiar with the workings of the team. The Italian driver recently narrated an incident involving Hamilton and the rest of the Brackley-based team, which he believed he was fortunate to have witnessed. Antonelli was referring to how the entire Mercedes team celebrated Hamilton’s British GP win last month.
“ It was a beautiful moment. Toto told me ‘Kimi, let’s go take the photo’, and I found myself in the garage in an incredible atmosphere. I had never seen anything like it ,” he told Motorsport.
Hamilton had to wait almost three years to stand on the top step of the F1 podium again, and for each and every person at Mercedes, his Silverstone victory meant a lot. “ They were all singing,” he added. “ You could see the happiness in their eyes.
He moved me...
I understood how much these people had waited and desired that success. I feel lucky to have had the chance to witness such a moment..
” Hamilton’s win at Silverstone was one of the three wins Mercedes achieved in the last four F1 races. It showed massive progress, as in 2022 and 2023, they won one race – combined. Unfortunately for Hamilton, he cannot be a part of Mercedes’ resurgence for too long.
Antonelli meanwhile – if the reports are correct – could see himself competing at the front of the F1 grid next year. Does Hamilton regret his move to Ferrari? When Hamilton announced he would be.