Kimi ‘undercover’ like Max ‘Franz Hermann’ Verstappen: at a go-kart event in Germany appears ‘Franz Antonelli’

Kimi ‘undercover’ like Max ‘Franz Hermann’ Verstappen: at a go-kart event in Germany appears ‘Franz Antonelli’

‘Quotes’ of level between two champions

The ‘false’ name Franz Hermann made the rounds worldwide last May when Max Verstappen actually used this pseudonym to go unnoticed on track at the Nurburgring during an NLS test day ahead of the 24 Hours of the Ring, where only a technical problem separated Verstappen and his crew from victory.

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli took inspiration from Max Verstappen’s inventiveness and ‘quoted’ him at a go-kart event in Germany in which the World Championship leader participated.

On the timing and ranking board, in fact, a ‘Franz Antonelli’ appeared in first position, the nickname through which the Mercedes driver did not hide his participation in this event.

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli has a 50-point lead over Lewis Hamilton and from Zandvoort onwards he will have to defend the world championship lead chasing the dream of becoming world champion at just twenty years old in his second F1 season.

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