Kimi broke all records in 2026, now he is one step away from the greatest goal: the world title. But he never gives up on normality: “I love cars and I like taking care of mine”
The boy has already become a legend, he has already collected record after record in 2026, but the best has not yet arrived. It will arrive soon and it will be a great celebration for Kimi Antonelli who has conquered the world of Formula 1 with his talent and his friendliness. That world title that he already dreamed of when he was little more than a child and already showing how fast he was on karts is very close. Austin, Mexico or Brazil, it just remains to be defined where. Sebastian Vettel he became world champion in 2010 23 years, 4 months and 11 days. Kimi 20 years and 61 days, no matter whatin Brazil, at Senna’s house, he would be 20 years, 2 months and 14 days. He failed to beat Verstappen, becoming the youngest winner in history, but in this season spent in the headlines and in first position in the standings, he broke all kinds of records. He became the youngest to lead a grand prix, the youngest author of a fastest lap, the youngest on pole in a Sprint, the youngest on pole in a grand prix, the youngest leader of the World Championship, the youngest author of a Grand Chelem, the youngest winner of the Monaco and Italian Grand Prix. He stood on the podium 14 times in 17 grands prix, retired in Catalonia and Silverstone, fifth in Azeirbagian: at his age legends like Hamilton, Schumacher and Senna had not yet debuted in Formula 1. Italy has been waiting for 73 years to see one of its drivers triumph, Antonelli will put his name after that of Alberto Ascari, in the mark left by Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari.
Desire for normality
The boy with curls, pampered by his family and who runs to hug his little sister after every victory, is a world-famous Italian who does normal things, like eating tagliatelle with his mother’s ragù and washing the car. Because like all great motor enthusiasts he washes it himself. An obsessive job, like when he is in the garage, setting up his Mercedes with the mechanics, because nothing should be left to chance: “I like to wash my car, I never use the automatic one, the one with the rollers. I like to wash my car by hand, do it myself because I love cars and I really like taking care of mine and every detail”tells. Attention from a connoisseur who would probably recognize a micro scratch on the bodywork or a spot not reached perfectly by the automatic wash. “I like to see it clean, it’s an activity I love doing and it’s a habit. I take my time because it must be washed well, it must be cleaned and dried well. If you don’t dry it and there is water left on the bodyworkthen, you know, it’s weird and it looks dirty (limescale stains; ed.). Therefore, it must be done well, then also inside: I take my time for these things.” He doesn’t drive just any car: he has a Mercedes AMG GT 63 which he picked up last February. And he washes it himself. Special in everything.
