Kimi champion at 20, Meloni celebrates Antonelli: 'Pride for the nation'

"Kimi Antonelli is world champion! At just 20 years old, he achieved an extraordinary achievement, becoming the youngest world champion in the history of Formula 1. A success that brings an Italian driver back to the top of the world, rewarding talent, commitment, determination and dedication. A reason for great pride for our nation. Congratulations, Kimi!". Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wrote it on social media.

Vasco Rossi, extraordinary Antonelli. Brilliant, crazy and truly Emilian

Congratulations to Kimi Antonelli, F1 world champion, also from Vasco Rossi who on social media defines the Mercedes driver as 'brilliant, extraordinary, crazy'. 'You make us infinitely proud to be Italian! The youngest F1 world champion - recalls Vasco - is a twenty-year-old Italian boy, Emiliano DOC from Casalecchio!'

Abodi: 'With Antonelli, Italy is still at the center of the world'

"Andrea Kimi Antonelli is F1 world champion and with him Italy is once again at the center of the world!!" The Minister for Sport and Youth, Andrea Abodi, wrote it on social media. "The youngest world champion, at twenty years old, is Italian, 73 years after the last Italian victory in the F1 Championship by Alberto Ascari. Kimi's final victory - we read - will leave an indelible mark in the memory of all of us, thanks to a crystalline talent, a ferocious determination, a genuine simplicity, typical of great champions. Kimi is the confirmation that in Italy, in sport and beyond, we have young people of extraordinary value: we must know how to recognize them, accompany them and support, creating the conditions for them to express all their talent. Formula 1 teaches us that to win a Grand Prix and even more so the World Championship, speed is not enough: you have to know how to choose the right trajectories, tackle the most difficult corners in the best possible way, find a balance between courage and recklessness, know how to "listen" to the car, communicate with the team and inspire telemetry to him, to his family and to all those who contributed to this extraordinary feat - concludes Abodi - my congratulations go out. thank you: thank you Kimi, lovely Italian boy, winner!".

Valentino Rossi: 'Kimi looks like me, he will become one of the strongest riders in history'

'He moved me a lot, he was great, it was wonderful to follow him, it's one of those moments that makes you remember where you are." Words from Valentino Rossi who, in connection with Sky Sport, congratulated Kimi Antonelli, Formula 1 world champion. "He was scary, he made a difference on everyone, the one he made on his teammate was impressive. The Mercedes was the best car but it didn't dominate... So much of this championship is thanks to it." Then Rossi adds: "I also heard about him thanks to the name Kimi which recalls Kimi Raikkonen and I also started following him on karts. He can become one of the strongest drivers in history. I like to match up with him and I like to cheer for him."

Bezzecchi 'Kimi, I can't wait to hug you"

“Kimi, I can't wait to hug you.” Aprilia MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi thus greets his friend Kimi Antonelli who became world champion, remembering his feat in Monza. "He managed to withstand all that pressure with the calm of a true champion"