Everyone Crazy for Kimi
In Monza as the World Championship leader with a 59-point lead over the closest pursuers and with six wins out of 12 GPs, that is half of the races held so far: Andrea Kimi Antonelli arrives in Monza as the new F1 phenomenon, an unimaginable scenario 12 months ago when the Mercedes driver was going through a really delicate moment in his career.
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All the premises to bring Italy back to the top of the F1 world 73 years after Alberto Ascari’s 1953 title are there, and the fact that the Monza circuit has been sold out for months is the natural consequence of Antonelli’s explosion as well as a Ferrari decidedly more competitive compared to 2025.
The Antonelli-mania is a godsend for Italy’s motorsport according to Liberty Media’s number one Stefano Domenicali: “A beautiful story that gives a crazy boost, also economic, to our country – said Stefano Domenicali interviewed by Corriere della Sera – as an Italian, proud to be one even if I operate worldwide, I can only be happy to see something like this. Kimi, so young and fresh, so natural, also has an extraordinary component of romanticism.”
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Domenicali reiterated that the fact that Ferrari is competitive is good for everyone: “Seeing Ferrari fight for the top again, climb the podium, goes beyond the sporting aspect. It has a strong impact on Italy and repercussions on other countries, also economic.”
