Kimi Antonelli Joins George Russell As M...

[turbid current]

AYOOOO HOLY SHIT

[strange apex]

WHAT

[blazing cape]

yed

[wet locust]

sayless

[stark smelt]

ayooooo

[fallen thunder]

lmao

[terse fulcrum]

holy shit it's official

[blazing cape]

yes

[mystic oracle]

THIS T0OK FOREVER

[lunar marten]

LMAOOOOOO

[hallow obsidian]

holy moly

[bronze lily]

wow

[tulip wyvern]

https://tenor.com/view/happy-laughing-haha-joy-looking-up-gif-15760080

[steady flare]

shoulda signed me

[clever kite]

I knew it

[blazing cape]

we got ollie and kimi

[steep meteor]

mfs acting like they didnt know

[trail sparrow]

https://tenor.com/view/animated-greeting-card-i-love-italy-gif-22031455

[balmy berry]

oh well

[steep meteor]

😭😭😭

[raw berry]

[wind chasm]

ofc

[tight compass]

I mean, kinda obvious

[sage ibex]

Buh

[terse fulcrum]

I think we all saw this coming lol

[ruby hamlet]

no way as if we didn’t already know this

[ebon crater]

Welcome to the FIA Formula One World Championship Andrea Kimi Antonelli

[vital prawn]

we already knew this?

[harsh rampart]

why

[lone mesa]

Best kept secret in formula 1

[stark smelt]

ong

[sage ibex]

I am not Suprised at all

[terse fulcrum]

i really wish kimi the best of luck, he already has a ton of pressure on him

[fair hedge]

this is such a suprise!

[fair hedge]

real

[lime swift]

🤯🤯🤯

[harsh rampart]

I can't believe it guys

[normal jackal]

LETS GO

[lime swift]

I hope he does well

[proper gate]

Mate, that was obvious.

[lime swift]

And doesn’t end up like logan

[fair hedge]

i think its 50/50

no doubt hes a great driver but like

[icy tree]

https://tenor.com/view/lfg-gif-22886413

[fair hedge]

the amount of [ressure on him is crazy

[earnest hazel]

expected

[proper gate]

Also congrats on George being the first driver since 2025.

[icy tree]

Lets hope his signing ends up being a W like Russell in 2022

[proper gate]

Yeah

[elfin oar]

WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO GEROGE

[icy tree]

Nothing

[elfin oar]

/oh/

[next zinc]

w

[elfin oar]

/oops

[earnest hazel]

hamilton got replaced lol

[elfin oar]

i read all of that wrong

didnt kimi js crashtho

[icy tree]

Yes

[elfin oar]

aw

[icy tree]

But its part of the learning curve

[earnest hazel]

he was pushing hard

hell learn slowly

[lament zenith]

NOOOOO

[waxen field]

WHAT

[bitter olive]

Not surprised

[flat thistle]

YESSS FUCKINGG HELL YESSS

[near hinge]

NOO

[native onyx]

in other news the sky is blue

[sterile plover]

WTFFF

[turbid echo]

idk man

[granite radish]

Who would have thought

[flat thistle]

LETS FUCKING GOO KIMI

[icy tree]

Good thing he can have the peace of mind knowing he has a seat

[waxen field]

HUH

[frank hollow]

what the hell LOL

[steel portal]

No way

[waxen field]

WTF

[slender escarp]

das krazy

[waxen field]

NOWAY

[lament zenith]

THIS IS GOUNG TO RUIN HIS CAREER

[desert stump]

LOOLLLLL

[dull olive]

figured that was gonna happen

[real lichen]

WTF

[lavish matrix]

😭😭

[flat thistle]

YES KIMIIIII

[lament zenith]

ITS TOO EARLY

NOOOOOI

[frank gust]

LMAOOO

[frank hollow]

he's gonna crash and burn bro (not literally I hope)

[slender moss]

No way bruv

[indigo flint]

After crash and now he’s signed🥶

[tropic dove]

No wayy

[steel portal]

Another talent ruined

[turbid echo]

this could go very well or very bad

[hardy sun]

kmini

[uncut lily]

orgil

[sterile plover]

didnt bro crash in fp1 💀

[earnest hazel]

kimi will cok

[rigid solar]

Why is everyone so shocked it was sure since a few weeks

[earnest hazel]

I trust in kimi

[waxen field]

HE SHOULD HAVE LIKE WENT TO A MID FEILD TEAM SO HE COULD HAVE GOTTEN MORE EXPERIENCE

[earnest hazel]

No

fuck experience

[waxen field]

LIKE HE SHOULD HAVE EREPLACED LIGAN

[narrow dagger]

Exactly lmao

[carmine yew]

The NERVE to crash his car then take a pic like nothing happened smh

[waxen field]

HOW ABT I FCK YIUR MUM

[manic stratus]

reminder: the way to get a Mercedes seat is crashing 😎😎😎

[heavy juniper]

Didnt work for max verstappen

[dense shoal]

Very risky for a top team to sign a rookie

[heavy juniper]

FUCK YEAH 💔🥰🥰

[clever kite]

Uh-

[unkempt ether]

its far too early for him

[earnest hazel]

no thats not funny

[west kettle]

Why tho, he crashed within 10 minutes in the car

[sterile plover]

man where does everyone get all this info so early

[clever kite]

Dude you didn’t need to take it that far 😭

[harsh rampart]

bro thinks hes trying to be verstappen on the radio

[fair hedge]

oscar

[carmine yew]

Worked out for hamilton

[earnest hazel]

he was pushing hard

[earnest hazel]

not really, Kimis been doing good

[fair hedge]

i think one crash shouldn't invalidate like the dozens of other wins he's gotten

[earnest hazel]

and russel wouldve been just as good if he signed for merc first instead of williams

[fair hedge]

this boy's dominated like 90% of the time LOL

[dull olive]

pushed hard and hamilton said they plan on signing him in his press conference

[steel portal]

He has been testing f1 cars i think so he has some little expirience of formula 1 cars but still this is too early

He is going to end up like sargent😭

[fair hedge]

i think its 50/50

[earnest hazel]

No

[vital dust]

Yep, some drivers just drive around but i like that kimi pushed tho

[frank hollow]

def gonna be a Sargeant situation I think

[earnest hazel]

Kimi will do fine

[unkempt ether]

that's what I'm worried about 😭

[earnest hazel]

I have full faith in Kimi

[fair hedge]

real

[earnest hazel]

he skipped f3, he can skip a junior team

[rigid solar]

Just seeing on social medias it’s like in football some infos are known in the paddock waay before it happens ( also I’m in France and the French broadcasters keeps saying this a few months )

[dense shoal]

McLaren wasn’t really a top team until he joined they were mid in 2021

[unkempt ether]

I just hope they don't push him too hard too early

[fair hedge]

lowkey a kimi antonelli fan guys i hope he does well

[nocturne zodiac]

kimi antonelli ahh sign should've signed nyck de vries ngl

[earnest hazel]

reddit

[empty sedge]

vesti tho 😔

[fair hedge]

they were still better than most though 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[heady dock]

Is it just for 2025?

[rigid solar]

No doesn’t seems so

[tardy shore]

Of course we will see a different kimi next season

[earnest hazel]

its his second year and hes doing really good lol, its fine to put rookies in top teams

oscar was a sensational talent in f2, f3 etc

[dim iron]

so glad for Antonelli ! hope he performs well!!

[fair hedge]

oh yeah and also oscar joined in 2023 LOL idgi

[vast fox]

this is crazy

[dense shoal]

Still, my point is McLaren wasn’t a top team in 2022

[earnest hazel]

why are yall freaking out?

[upbeat helm]

still have some doubts

[dense shoal]

My bad I just woke up 😂

[earnest hazel]

oscar joined in 2023....

[fair hedge]

i keep forgetting oscar joined like last year bru hes so good man

[dense shoal]

Yes and the year before they weren’t a top team…

[fair hedge]

we'll see

[unkempt ether]

mercedes signing kimi and carlos ending up at williams is soul destroying

[fair hedge]

im sure toto will put him in more practices

[frank hollow]

I hope so lol. we need to see his performance before making crazy opinions I think

[dense shoal]

So you can’t say McLaren signed a rookie while being a top team , they just turned to one once Oscar joined

[steel portal]

Fr

[ancient token]

Good god so next year we have Doohan, Antonelli, Bearman and possibly Lawson next year, proper way to mix up the grid

[fair hedge]

and im sure he'll get special treatment too

at least training wise

[fair hedge]

hype

[heady dock]

Amen to that it’s been quite an abysmal sight but I’m sure Carlos saw the potential and Toto knows what he’s doing (I’m insanely deluded)

[rough hare]

ABOUT FUCKING TIME

[earnest hazel]

I feel like bearman will be a flop

[arctic cave]

My server is so angry at this

[rigid solar]

But fp yesterday wasn’t a good first impression to be honest ( he was honestly not bad but crashing on the 2nd lap… )

[fair hedge]

i think carlos just wants a team

[earnest hazel]

Doohan does fine, Antonelli cooks,

[arctic cave]

He was on a push lap plus hes 18

[unkempt ether]

I just hope carlos doesn't end up like daniel 😭

[arctic cave]

First time in an f1 car

[earnest hazel]

its on the team, they made him push instead of learning the car

[silver marsh]

Wooooooo

[heady dock]

It was going to be an incredible sight him in a merc 😔

[fair hedge]

i dont think we should base his ability on one race with immense pressure placed on him cus look at his track record

[dense shoal]

That’s not true, he must have done some tests before

[woeful stirrup]

aint we forcing this a bit? dude was literally driving in f4 last year

[arctic cave]

Antonelli was just like speed, learning 😁

[frank hollow]

yeah, that didn't look great 💀 might've been just a one-time thing tho. a mistake due to nerves, probably

[heady dock]

SILENCE we don’t need to think about this. Williams domination from 26 onward.

[fair hedge]

not the first time in an f1 car but it was his first time in front of a live audience with like thosands watching lol

[arctic cave]

Exactly

[unkempt ether]

mb mb 😔

[fair hedge]

real

i still think this was a poor decision but hey

if he does well thats good

[dense shoal]

That’s my thought, although I am always a little suspicious when it comes to signing a rookie in a team like Mercedes

[woeful stirrup]

amen (im delusional)

[arctic cave]

Has he got pubes yet?

[rigid solar]

And ?? For the push part I’m totally okk but the age is not a reason, he’s 18, FIA changed the rules for him and Mercedes took him he « HAVE » to be at the level ( or at least not crash and manage the stress )

[silver marsh]

https://tenor.com/view/lando-press-conference-gif-22027770

[arctic cave]

Fair

[frank hollow]

I won't complain if he actually performs nicely, but if he doesn't do well it'll just be another sad case of putting young drivers in the sport too early

[fair hedge]

true but also he's been connected to merc since he was like 12 he's fine

[heady dock]

Toto inflicted his Max trauma on the entire F1 community

[fair hedge]

oh

[earnest hazel]

toto looks like a dad here lol

[west nacelle]

Literally toto’s kid

[fair hedge]

LMFAO that is his son

[sour rivet]

how did they change the rules for him

[frank hollow]

they look like legit father and son

[fair hedge]

they changed it because of max

[rocky scroll]

Is kimi even ready

[sour rivet]

yeah I know

not because of kimi

[west nacelle]

He is

[rocky scroll]

That fp1 crash gives doubt

[west nacelle]

He will be

[arctic cave]

OMG TOTOS KID

[west nacelle]

He was fast af

[frank hollow]

nobody knows if he's ready loll we'll just have to wait and see

[fair hedge]

lets look at his other accomplishments guys..

[ancient isle]

Should we at least pretend like we didn’t know to make Merc feel better?

[arctic cave]

Yep, hope its the right fit

[sour rivet]

it's very clear that some of you have never even watched antonelli race

[rocky scroll]

Tbf i didnt watch ill take a look later

[dense shoal]

What ? What does that bring to the argument 😂

[west nacelle]

Bahahah

[fair hedge]

this was not his first time in an f1 car but it was his first time in front of a live audience give him a break

[rocky scroll]

I have, still think they are rushing him

[frank hollow]

hope so too tbh 😬 it'd be depressing otherwise

[silver marsh]

Fr

[dense shoal]

Well time will tell

[rigid solar]

With the minimum age required to drive in f1 if I’m not saying shit they changed the rules a few months allowing him in the meantime to drive for merc whereas it would have not be possible at the moment without this

[west nacelle]

He went p1, then on his 2nd attempt did a purple S2 before crashing out in parabolica

[fair hedge]

that merc has had their eye on him for a while now and i think we should trust their judgement more than ours since they've been his close collaborators for years?

[arctic cave]

Also guys a kid on youtube greenscreened my short and got 10x my views, can i take this down or what

[fair hedge]

true

either one more year in f2 or a year in williams would've been better but HEY

[fair hedge]

we get hype racing

[lunar marten]

no but good luck

[sour rivet]

no they didn't change it a few months ago, the age has been 18 since 2016

[dense shoal]

Yeah but it is definitely rushed, yes he has got talent to skip f3, but that means he has missed out on 1 year of single seater experience

[arctic cave]

My short gets 1k views and he gets 10k views, WTH

[frank hollow]

they just want another Max Verstappen I think. if it works it'll be awesome to watch

[honest venture]

The guy went from FRECA to F2 to F1 in 3 years

He's cracked

[sour rivet]

He was rushed yes but if he is good enough then that's fine

[fair hedge]

? they literally changed the rules so that another max debut situation doesnt happen again, lol the rules were made to be against people like him what

[sour rivet]

verstappen skipped F2 and worked out well

[dense shoal]

As said time will tell can’t say anything yet

[honest venture]

He's been in 3-4 private tests with Mercedes, what do you think 😅

[clever scarab]

i wonder if this is a mistake or not

guess we’ll see

[frank hollow]

don't forget that Stroll also skipped f2

[fair hedge]

i agree but tbh i dont think we should be coming to any definitive conclusions yet

[lunar marten]

LMAO

[honest venture]

Colton Herta is rolling in the mud rn

[sour rivet]

well stroll doesn't have the extensive junior achievements that verstappen and antonelli have

he's just not as good a driver

[fair hedge]

honestly? i think his biggest challenge will be handling the truck loads of pressure on him

[rigid solar]

Yes normally but when you have merc with you everything is possible and so they made changes this year

[sour rivet]

and what rule might that be?

[woeful stirrup]

stroll didnt skip f2 because of his skill

[frank hollow]

he does? he's won F3 by like 180 points

[fair hedge]

can you list those changes because i havent heard anything about that

[woeful stirrup]

stroll skipped because daddy moni

[lunar marten]

kimis 18 bruh i feel like one of u specifically doesnt know that

[peak rapids]

Crashes Car -> “YOU’RE HIRED” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[frank hollow]

Max also could've skipped because of his dad. Jos has connections lol

[fair hedge]

like guys okay i agree kimi is lowkey kinda a nepo kid but he's a nepo kid because merc saw his talented and recruited him at 13

[rigid solar]

Here it is ( you can probably find more but I found this just with on search I don’t remember I saw it more explained on twitter when it was changed )

[fair hedge]

true but max is just better

[frank hollow]

can't argue with that, but not everyone is Max Verstappen 😂

[fair hedge]

okay but kimi is 18 howw does this affect him

[lunar marten]

nepotism is related by blood 😭😭

its just stroll out here

[fair hedge]

and that doesn't change that he has also earned enough points?

[astral crypt]

Kimi to mercedes never thoght id see the day

[fair hedge]

naw it also applies to friends n stuff likeee if i got into a company because my friend's the ceo that's still nepotism

[lunar marten]

ah yeah

[fair hedge]

kimi's in f1 because he's very closely related to merc but he's only closely related to merc because of his skill

he's still kinda a nepo kid but he's a nepo kid because he's skilled

[tame jackal]

Internet is divided over this LOL

[odd trout]

not surprised

[rigid solar]

Not especially right now at the moment but they were ready since the beginning for him so he kinda has to be prepared for some things in f1 ( like stress and so on so crashing is not part of the job ) that was just the thing I was pointing at first

[oblique panther]

this was known for ages

[sudden briar]

No

[hushed sage]

IMO should have been Vesti

[hushed sage]

So bias! 😭

[hushed sage]

I guess Toto likes 'em young 💀

[light flame]

💀

[lunar marten]

the irony of being a max fan n saying that

[earnest hazel]

because he had cashbags

[harsh rampart]

Watch the crash

He's gonna do it again

[cobalt notch]

Young drivers always crash

That’s something you accept when you take a new driver on

[harsh rampart]

yeah

[grand garden]

vamos!!!

[noble remnant]

quick act surprised

[astral crypt]

Bearman didn

And he was racing the main race

[harsh rampart]

Any heard crofty's commentry after kimi's crash in Fp1? There goes mercedes future in the barrier he literally said this in live television broadcast.

[still lark]

at least he entered F1 with a bang

[vague compass]

lmao

[arctic cave]

Fr

[fair hedge]

? you can still be prepared for something and fail lol

its his first time in an f1 car in front of a live audience first times for everyone arent typically the greatesy

[minor ginkgo]

☠️

[limber magnet]

It would be rlly funny if we get a mazispin 2

Then again he's probably good as the safety car crashed at that corner aswell

[cobalt notch]

Nah, but he will this season, new drivers always do. Bearman did well though of course

[patent trellis]

Can’t really say that much about how bad or good kimi is, it’s just Mercedes lost a driver better than Kimi.

[orchid nexus]

yep there it is

[patent trellis]

But there should be an opportunity for everyone.

So it’s all fine, he’s young and it was his first time like this, so anything can happen when it’s on track.

[astral crypt]

croftyd the best

[copper plover]

Skibidi Antoneliet

Skimi Antoilet

[mellow gazelle]

KIMI 2.0?!?!

[dark mountain]

holy crap this came out of nowhere

[opaque quest]

Omg??

[slow horizon]

i knew this would happen once i saw toto’s arm around nelli’s waist

[quick turtle]

YAY

[spare flume]

I'm scared

Please not another logan

Or de Vries story

[naive linden]

Too early

[dark mountain]

wat

[glossy warren]

Sorry....what

[dark mountain]

I literally woke up to this

[simple phoenix]

Just hire latifi

Frfr

[keen pagoda]

my goat

[high carbon]

Imagin crashing in debut

[keen pagoda]

ik the Logan fan isn't talking

[maiden monolith]

Idk why ppl surprised 💀

[woeful ocean]

Fr

[lucid zephyr]

Why are yall so surprised I thought we all knew this would happen💀

[lucid zephyr]

Yeah fr lmaoo

[maiden monolith]

Ppl knew this from the start of the season and then it was basically confirmed after Toto said we weren’t going for sainz

[spiral owl]

Ok now I see why I have 3 pings

[rose marsh]

So shocking

[marsh fern]

GOD DAMN IT.

[maiden sorrel]

lets gooooo rahhhhhh

[molten badger]

aaravas f1 manager series is becoming real

someone get Ocon into Visa RB and O'ward into Aston

[grand garden]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli!!!! Not Kimi Antonelli!!!😭😭😭😭

[orchid nexus]

aint no way

[fresh oriole]

No way

Antonelli in Mercedes

Ain't no way bro

[keen pagoda]

just a little late

[woeful ocean]

He goes by Kimi

[grand garden]

Search him up on Wikipedia!🤦🤦🤦

[woeful ocean]

What does that have to do with anything 💀

[grand garden]

Bc his name Is Andrea!

[woeful ocean]

Yes… but he goes by Kimi

[grand garden]

If you had 2 first names I also wouldn't call you by your second name

[woeful ocean]

If I wanted you to, you should

[rose marsh]

His preferred name is kimi

[keen pagoda]

he literally calls himself kimi

like

cmon

[dark mountain]

https://tenor.com/view/andrea-kimi-antonelli-kimi-antonelli-talking-nodding-nod-gif-6149010528148798119