Why There’s So Much Hype Around Kimi Antonelli

[@Aldas001]

IMPORTANT: This video is a re-upload as unfortunately the original was taken down. I spent a lot of time on it and was very proud of it so I've decided to re-edit it and upload it again. Also, this video was recorded BEFORE Hamilton's move to Ferrari for 2025 was announced!

[@daphnelovesL]

Aldas good job!

[@nosh74]

Ah I see I was so confused when I saw this video came out 5 minutes ago lmao

[@MaximoJoshua]

So, Kimi 2025 for Mercedes?

[@colpul2103]

Lets see how he does this year. If he wins the F2 title or gets wins and podiums but something outside his control costs him the championship then I think Merc would be foolish not to put him in Lewis' seat. He appears to be a Lewis-Vettel-Max level talent but that is not a guarantee. The performance under pressure will tell. One thing Lewis, Vettel, and Max have in common aside from dominating from a young age and just the eye test is they all preformed better under pressure. It is like the pressure makes them better, unlike other highly thought of young talents like Romain Grosjean or to a much less degree Charles Laclerc and George Russel. (edited to say, I'm not saying Charles or George have folded but both have had moments when they were not big time in the big time and you cannot say that about Lewis, Max, or a prime Seb)

[@TheConfidentNoob]

I had a feeling I had seen this video before. It's ashame that it got taken down, but it's great to see that it's up again

[@hisham_hm]

I know it sounds illogical, but I'm pretty sure that the fact that the kid is named Kimi adds to the hype factor 1000%

[@loki4236]

Exactly 💯

[@altosnad]

a kid who is named kimi and looks almost like ayrton fucking senna bro this guy is the hype encarnated

[@hisham_hm]

his dad (and his hairdresser) knew what they were doing! 😆

[@bicello]

that's a nickname given because he is a huge Raikkonen fan

[@hisham_hm]

@@bicello false, that is his actual middle name, given by his father who is also a motorsport driver and a Kimi fan

[@ChuyR.]

This kid is getting hyped to oblivion, i hope he doesn't get jinxed

[@thomasp3101]

Well in his first race in f2 qualified 18th 14th in the Sprint race 10th in the future race and did not do one thing that screamed the next Max Verstappen to me. Over blown by Toto.

[@toenjoyer]

@@thomasp3101PREMA this season is really bad tho

[@Klow_FN]

Paul Aron is better than Antonelli

[@Crukren89]

The hype around this kid is ridiculous, cant imagine the pressure he is under

[@NemXX2]

Also he is up against Bearman who isn't exactly a low hanging fruit. I think the kid will fall flat, but we'll see.

[@mikecostanza303]

It's the double edged sword of trying to make a name for yourself. You have to get out there to catch the buzz and get opportunities, but then like you say, I can't imagine the pressure of performing to this level as a kid his age.

[@Nooyoucantknow]

@@NemXX2looking at that. If he does well, including all the pressure and everything, it’s impressive

[@daarom3472]

You literally copied your comment from the previous video xD ?

[@jellegiesen4889]

as if there wasn't any pressure for max

[@ArthurNunes29]

The whole F1 community has to stop hyping everyone that wins a junior championship. This has already become a problem, by forcing teams to put them too early in detriment to experienced drivers (and even OTHER young drivers) because they've become marketable. Kimi is just a kid, and you're all risking his dream by making it come too early. If this backfires, like it happened to other young prodigies, we might loose another huge talent (Stoffel Vandoorne, Pascal Wherlein, even Theo Pourchaire has already become victim of F1 content creators and followers)

[@vesk4000]

100%

[@barcode9769]

Hype will hopefully cool down since the prema cars are pretty shit in the first round

[@Cwg.]

No one is making it come early except the teams lmao

[@nicestoriesnottherealstori3006]

Eh, in NASCAR, if you win the Xfinity series title, you can still race there, unlike F2.

[@Jack-up2cf]

History of failed recruitment from F2: 2019 - DeVries 1st, Latifi 2nd 2020 - Schumacher 1st, Mazepin 5 2021 - Zhou 3rd 2022 - Sargeant 4th With how few of these drivers worked out, F1 figured the strategy of past performance as less important than driver funding. New strategy is to hire from lower down the F2 standings so expectations are lower coming into F1: 2024 - Colapinto 6th, Antonelli 7th (only moved up because Colapinto stopped racing), Bearman 14th

[@illyricus.]

Istg the expectations are gonna kill his confidence

[@MauriceE29]

Why does everyone always assume having high expectations is such a bad thing look all the best drivers all of time they all had to deal with a lot of hype and expectations at the young age ie. Max, Lewis and they've ended up being serial winners in the sport I say if he cannot handle the expectations which from his supreme driving so far he has brought on himself he truly wasn't destined to be great (Verstappen literally went from f3 to f1 !!!)

[@illyricus.]

@@MauriceE29 No one hyped Max as much when they moved him from F3. Many ppl were literally doubting him so no, they were not expecting big things from him. No one as expecting Lewis to beat Alonso either. Not the team and certainly not the fans. He was even getting the 2nd driver treatment with race strategy the 1st few races. It’s precisely bc Max did that good, that they’re hyping Antonelli up. No one said Max would be the next Lewis back in 2015 and no one said Lewis would be the next Schumacher in 2007. The media is already declaring him the new Max Verstappen, when he hasn’t even raced in F2 yet. Toto knows what’s so and he’s trying not to hype him at all. When drivers are held at gun point and told to not let them down, it’s gonna get them and we are human… some of us can take it and some will crumble from it.

[@prime9519]

Istg?

[@sammcintosh3942]

From FR to half a season of F2 to having a seat in a Mercedes F1 car in the blink of an eye. Even though he crashed on his f1 debut he did it pushing his limits, kids gonna be an animal in two years

[@Jrh-rp7np]

Max went from the Formula 3 European Championship to F1,, So if he’s on that level he should be able to handle F2 comfortably.. and it’s all new cars for everyone so it’s the best season to be a rookie in F2

[@aRandomKidOnTheInternet]

Kimi skipped F2 tho so they're kinda at the same level ig

[@slipperyfish7560]

​@@aRandomKidOnTheInternet Huh?

[@aRandomKidOnTheInternet]

@slipperyfish7560 max skipped F2 and Kimi skipped F3

[@tombraendle7156]

@@aRandomKidOnTheInternetmax skipped f4 and F2

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

I wish that hype would calm down. Kid is undoubtedly talented, but there's no need to talk about him being in F1 yet, let alone joining Mercedes as Hamilton's replacement. And yes - KZbin is a dick.

[@mustvid]

Max was is a generational talent. Moving from F2 to F1 is a huge jump according to many drivers that have done this. The fact that Max moved from F3 to F1 is exceptionally rare. Labeling this kid the next Max is ridiculous. More drivers should move from F2 to Super F1 before moving to F1. The expectations that a rookie F1 driver are saddled with are ridiculous. Hope this Kid is what people are projecting him to be.

[@Mav86asian]

Kimi Raikkonen moved from Formula Renault to F1. This second Kimi is no Raikkonen though.

[@craiggiffen6331]

Max was given plenty of exceptions, 7 years worth. Kimi would also be from the next generation. Not sure if he's that generations talent, but he's achieved more than Max til this point in his career.

[@stickbugss_]

With the right time and support I think he definitely will be a future world champion. I hope everything works out for him!

[@jrrosberg]

He better be great because this is 2 years of hype

[@Klow_FN]

Paul Aron is better than Antonelli,he should be hyped

[@GT1Zero]

He’s the one who’s finally got me intrigued enough to follow F2 this year 😊

[@Jack-up2cf]

so you witnessed his lackluster performance in F2. Along with Colapinto and Bearman who also snagged F1 seats. The reality is performance is not the main focus it is about funding. When a name sells or the sponsorship dollars are there the driver gets promoted. Here is a list of past examples and they all ranked higher than Colapinto 6th, Antonelli 7th**(6th after Colapinto pulled out of F2) and Bearman 14th. History of failed recruitment from F2: 2019 - DeVries 1st, Latifi 2nd 2020 - Schumacher 1st, Mazepin 5 2021 - Zhou 3rd 2022 - Sargeant 4th

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

Why is it called F1 Academy when they have no chance of ever competing in F1?

[@HabitualLine-Stepper]

@TheThreatenedSwan The F1 Academy is named after the destination (F1), so that those participating know the intended destination. The assumption being that, if one qualifies for the F1 Academy, they have the potential to end up in F1, rather than some non-descript motorsport.

[@eastbaystreet1242]

And F1 is selling excitement and coolness: the guy looks like a fashion model. F1 is always working to grow their audience. He is an amazing driver and will be popular with some demographics that F1 are after.

[@abswithflabsttv]

Thanks for this, made me hyped for F2 this season.

[@fastpace101]

Re-upload but worth a second watch. Although could've redone the bit about Lewis under contract for 2025😂

[@arjunnair8037]

Yeah that makes me wonder whether this was recorded before the announcement 😂

[@MoreThan7Digits]

@@arjunnair8037 It's a reupload because the first one was taken down, so he re-edited it and put it back up. It was originally put up before the announcement.

[@crooksnchase]

Thanks for explaining it all to me. I didnt know the different F's.

[@byronservies4043]

My only question was super license points. If he has them already, it's Kimi all the way in 2025 with a few years of runway. As Hamilton himself said, in F1 timing is everything to get a seat.

[@beemrmem3]

If he's the Next Verstappen he should hit the ground running right away. Max went from Karts to F3 and dominated.

[@ndh06]

Didn't he finished 3rd overall? I guess he dominated the 10 races he did win.

[@dco1019]

@@ndh06 it was a very close finish for the second in that championship.. a mediocre performance in the last race was enough for blomquist to just eek out 2nd spot. not sure what happened in that race actually.. perhaps he got hit or maybe max was simply off since the championship was gone to ocon (in a much better team with the mercedes engine) and he signed already for f1 doing FP's in F1 too. anyway, 3rd was already monumental for a rookie in cars in F3 with a midfield team (so straight after karts) it isnt a training wheel series.. its a hotbed for all the best youngsters.

[@beemrmem3]

@@ndh06 he had 8 DNFs and one DNS. He also wasn't at a top team like Ocon. To put it in perspective. George Russell finished third behind Lance Stroll with only 2 wins in his SECOND season in F3

[@ndh06]

@beemrmem3 I'm not denying his talent, but I do have an issue with stating he dominated when 2 other drivers did better overall. There is literally a meme depicting this.

[@bjs7442]

People forget the best junior career was Lando. World champion Karts then five back to back championships in single seaters as a rookie. Only beaten into second in F2 by George and Lando was driving in a teams first year in F2 on Pirelli tyres for the first time and against four drivers who went to F1. Lando was never hyped to this level.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things can't wait to see Kimi II aka iceboy the heir of the iceman

[@SkopieCiDupala]

People don't understand how much money gives you in those junior categories like F4, FRECA, F3 or F2. Most of those guys barely have money to drive entire season, yet guys like Antonelli or Lindblad and few other guys have dozens of track days in those cars (while officially testing in F3 and F2 is prohibited). No simulator can beat regular training in real conditions. Antonelli alone have around 20 days of driving F1 already (ofcourse from years like 2022 or 2023) which costed Mercedes easly couple milions. Just last year like you pointed out he didnt participated just in one championship which already is expensive (european FRECA) but he also did asian series so he can get more expirience in singleseaters. He is fast no doubt there, but investment from everyone around is what makes him so much better.

[@thetruebatman4632]

Any racer that looks that much like Valentino Rossi is destined for greatness.

[@max_verstappen33]

Simply lovely video Aldas!

[@proximacentauri3342]

Two videos in one day, very nice.

[@CesarMattos]

Lets see if he can prove that with bigboys at F2

[@juliolopez5630]

MANY HAVE COME AND MANY HAVE GONE LETS WAIT AND SEE HOW GOOD HE IS IN THE PACK

[@FitnezzRepeat]

what a perfect timing

[@liliies081]

No matter how great he is, he's still a kid and people should let him grow and learn in his pace. He is so hyped that he might feel way too much pressure. I hope he doesn't get affected by what's about to come. Some fans are way too toxic and make it difficult for these people to live confidently.

[@The_ZeroLine]

He’s special because I’m convinced he’s still only 11 years old.

[@mrbungle3310]

I was talking about him 2 years ago...same as Leclerc when he was in f3

[@turtletrade]

P18 quali Bahrain? Holy Hype Batman!

[@ProudFilthyCasual]

One has to imagine some of these Hamilton revelations were known longer behind the scenes or at least considered due to issues going on, and that those might be impacting a decision to move Kimi up in a different way, as he's probably their actual vision for the future if they stay a team.

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

They have data like his athleticism, personality, and presumably intelligence like all sports use at the top level to help gauge potential

[@Frazec_Atsjenkov]

What surprises me is that Antonelli is not in Ferrari's program...

[@ugotdestroyed4227]

Master Blan

[@adamrakhadifa6933]

They don't want Italian drivers

[@birandkoray]

because he's italian and not in ferrari academy so one day he will drive for ferrari

[@wololo10]

finally a good italian driver after 30 years

[@bjs7442]

Antonneli won the OK European kart championship twice in a row but is overshadowed by Max who became the youngest world champion in the KZ class aged 15 and Lando became the youngest world champion aged 14 in the KF class and was European champion aged just 12.

[@abzalya9820]

Bro had me tweaking before I read the pinned comment.

[@pikaachoo3888]

Bro just crashed within 10mins of FP1.

[@turrican4d599]

He's special alright.

[@RyanSmith-hf7gc]

I think he probably will finish in the top 3, considering he's talked about in the same way as Russel, Leclerc, Piastri etc I would almost say to not win F2 would be a disappointment

[@bsylvester713]

You should read my comment, he is at least two years younger than those drivers were when they entered F2.

[@user-ir7qs3oe9e]

the pressure is gonna crush him lmao

[@LSB001]

Unless this kid wins F2 convincingly this year, the hype is unjustified. People are placing him as a Max and Lewis level talent, so he needs to prove it. New cars for F2 this year, so it's an even playing field for everyone. If he's really the next Verstappen, he shouldn't have much trouble with this F2 grid.

[@D2H777]

This kid has been racing since he was 3 years old, and always around the world, like Max I think they have long been accustomed to continuous pressure. I don't think the pressure is a problem, but more the change of car. Haven't you seen Bearman what he did in Ferrari? Have you ever seen a Bearman under pressure? These kids today can handle everything, in fact they can't wait to go to F1 this is my opinion for what I see.

[@dka6081]

Woah, woah! Im just as much of a Le Clerc fan as the next girl but you CANNOT compare him to Hamilton and Verstappen. Those two are different level than everyone else.

[@deweberis2709]

I saw some of his on board cams and his style differs from Verstappen and is very smooth and technical, like Prost - very fit for F1. However there is too much hype around him as he is very tiny and his lightweight helped him is his career so far, but it won't help him in F2. CornuTOTO will ruim his career trying to make him the Mercedes version of Verstappen.... let it go.

[@Bullpit2]

Actually Verstappen is very smooth.

[@meikgeik]

I'll be shocked if he beats Bearman. Ollie is a beast and constantly making REALLY sound strategic decisions on the track. Look at how few times he's not finished a race, and as much as winning is important in F1, consistency and sound judgement is also important. Mercedes did not have the 2nd or even 3rd best car last season, but they still got 2nd in constructors through sheer driver consistency. If Kimi can bring that level of consistency that'll be great for him, but Bearman is very consistent, especially when you compare him with other "favorite" drivers like Hadjar who end up in a gravel pit or wall for 1/4 of the races.

[@pcgirly8611]

Poor kid. He’s under too much pressure. I hope he doesn’t get jinxed because he’s very skilled.

[@pinkiepromise666]

Thank you for this video! I'm not going to sugarcoat, Antonelli is the real deal, and he is a future F1 champion. But he canNOT be rushed. In F2 OR F1. They need to give the kid time.

[@VistokDB]

There is slowly making a new Kimi Raikkonen but Mercedes, i'd imagine what that would look like.

[@stke1553]

I feel like nowhere near enough people are talking about how stenshorne very nearly beat kimi in a r-ace gp , they are decent but prema dominate freca and it was highly impressive that a rookie stenshorne came in and very nearly beat him . Especially considering the ridiculous amount of hype he has . He’s obviosuly a very good driver but put him in a campos and he doesn’t even get a podium in f2 this year. We do have to take the prema tax into account

[@RafeekKaramat]

Complete hype job

[@Adreno23421]

Still hasn't done sheit in F2.

[@jrr-rrd7598]

Loved the video mate, you're doing great things. I would say though, that Williams looking to their own drivers is a sunk cost fallacy. F1 teams will go with the best available driver. The stakes are too high to play favourites.

[@andresadoff6762]

I like your videos, I was wondering if I could talk you out of the snap at transitions please

[@simtalkayak]

Maybe he'll give Max a bit of a challenge.

[@sufferbl]

Well, for round 1 Zane Maloney has set the bar really high, hopefully Kimi can follow the steps of his success.

[@HarryMcLaughlin-o2o]

I Could see him going Aston Martin to replace stroll for two years. Either along side Alonso or just some highly experienced legend.

[@drpiv]

How is it remotely possible for this young man to have enough super license points?

[@szymenl0k0]

I miss formula regional oceania on the screen :( and whats about GB3 idk where put them ;-;

[@LeonaKanzaki-xt5js]

Sounds like next Kimi Legend maybe 🤔

[@freyalove3831]

When i saw piastri's races F3 and F2. I knew before Oscar will be WDC without doubt. When the most people were bashing for signing Mclaren. I even said on twitter he will win WDC after 2026, but may be even sooner than that. I didn't see enough races of Antonelli to make an opinion.

[@lucadillenburg7545]

Recorded before lewis to ferrari announcement?

[@zhong_xina069]

the next kimi

[@adityasreekar5308]

in the thumbnail he looks like a ten year old, cant believe he races for Mercedes next year💀

[@carbo19]

I could see Aston signing him for 2025 as part of a Mercedes deal

[@kaiserrazzaq6865]

Back in the day drivers went straight from F3 to F1......Mansell, Senna, Brundle, Button...….and Kimi Räikkönen went straight into F1 after winning Formula Renault!

[@koruki]

Dominating in which junior formula?

[@TheEvertw]

When he gets past Verstappen I will start paying attention. But I am not holding my breath. Verstappen is a once-in-a-generation talent, and can even be the greatest F1 driver ever.

[@ronbelanger4113]

Get back to us in a couple more years.

[@Anuitu2u]

Not years, just the end of the season or summer break. Update this, please.

[@alancrome3684]

I just hate the hype. Let the kids prove themselves and go crazy after they have done something.. All that's really needed is "Yep he is good, may be the next Verstappen, but we will have to truly see, many break under the pressure no matter how good they are in lower tiers."

[@justtinashe]

Why do I feel like this video is a re-upload?

[@riaingalligan8461]

cause it is, read the pinned comment

[@justtinashe]

@@riaingalligan8461 I realized 😅😅 thanks

[@tyrant1503]

Why we putting so much pressure on a literal kid?

[@Noa56Den]

I guarantee that because lewis is leaving merc if kimi gets a top 4 and is consistant then he has a BIG chance that he has a seat for 2025

[@Mav86asian]

I really hope so. So Mercedes can run to the ground with nail in its coffin? Who TF is this kid? He’s no better than Mick Schumacher when he went up through the ranks. What about Wehrlein, Russell, Vandoorne, Piastri? 95% hype around this kid is because his middle name is Kimi.

[@Lachlans-i2s]

Are the cars in the lower formulas exactly the same?

[@BlvaKadavrah]

This aged like milk

[@Janinex98]

If he wins F2. I wouldn't be surprised if Mercedes make him Russell's teammate

[@sitasin6545]

Last guy to win every full time championship he entered was Lando, so good company

[@BladeRunner031]

Did Lando won F2?

[@NemXX2]

@@BladeRunner031 Pretty sure he didn't. Russell won it if i recall. But Lando got scouted all the same.

[@sitasin6545]

@@BladeRunner031 first championship he entered full time he didn't win in fact, he finished 2nd Kimi is yet to drive F2, might be the same story where he comes 2nd or 3rd but still moves onto the F1 grid

[@BladeRunner031]

This is why I ask,I remember George did it that year@@NemXX2

[@Mav86asian]

@@sitasin6545Kimi has retired. This guy’s first name is Andrea. FFS.

[@JScott-lg4jb]

If he wins the F2 championship, they ought to put him right into the Mercedes for 2025, maybe 2026 if they want to skip the old cars

[@pavise6333]

2026 may be the better choice with the new regulations so everyone has somewhat of a level playing field. FP1 sessions for 2025 will be a good warm up for him since no one will no longer bother to to do stuff with the car which will be ditched at the end of the year.

[@rikyoh130]

As a Bolognese Ferrari fan it will be hard if and when he will come to F1 driving a Mercedes...

[@Adam-fj9px]

Even if he starts with mercedes, he'll join ferrari eventually, if hamilton is, antonelli certainly will

[@crneuman]

Was this video originally uploaded before the news of Hamilton going to Ferrari for 2025? That leaves an open Mercedes seat. If Kimi aces this F2 season, could they possibly put him in Hamilton's old seat?

[@Mav86asian]

Kimi is retired. This kid’s name is Andrea Antonelli. Kimi is a middle name. LOl

[@MuhammadImHardBruceLee]

Italian, named after a Ferrari F1 champion, though strangely born when Kimi was driving a McLaren... Cannot believe his name isn't Schumi Antonelli...

[@Kushagra.j]

No. He's 2006 born when Kimi was with Ferrari

[@MuhammadImHardBruceLee]

Kimi joined Ferrari in 2007, same year Alonso and Hamilton replaced Kimi and De la Rosa at McLaren... Ferrari 2006 was Massa and Schumacher in his last year.

[@bsylvester713]

I want to add that many people are making claims about Kimi potentially winning F2 in his first season. Let's put it in perspective. In the history of Formula 2, no one has ever won the title being younger than 20. The youngest ever F2 champion is Charles Leclerc, from 2017. He was 19y 6m at the first race and 20y 1m at the last race. All those drivers who won F2 in their first season were at least 19 1/2 when the season started. George Russell was 20y 2m, Oscar Piastri was 19y 11m. Kimi Antonelli will be 17 1/2 when he starts F2 next week and will be MORE THAN A WHOLE YEAR younger than the next youngest driver. The only caveat is that there is a new car that is supposed to assist smaller drivers. This may help him but in terms of winning the title in his first year, it's a very unlikely. Surely, Victor Martins and Zane Maloney should be favourites for the 2024 F2 title. They are much older and more experienced. Don't get me wrong I'm a huge Andrea Kimi Antonelli fan, but people need to put things in perspective. Look at how unrealistic expectations have impacted Theo Pourchaire. It took him 3 years to win the championship but he is the 2nd youngest F2 champion of all time. He is also the 2nd youngest F2 runner up of all time. But people only look at the 'took 3 years to win the championship' part...

[@highsodium1ntake]

Max won a F1 race at 17 years of age. Proving age is just a number mate, not really sure if the age of Kimi will have anything to do with winning or losing man.

[@adelawu8651]

Talking about age. Max double or triple the points of his teammates when he was 17. Let’s see if KiMi is in the same caliber.

[@Folderofnubs]

title: why hes special me: cus hes authistic

[@MajieB]

prema merchant in the making

[@AM2024uk]

Because he looks like a little Ayrton.

[@hanijamil5366]

Is this reuploaded?

[@swallace21]

the clicking sounds are totally not necessary, very distracting, besides that excellent video :)

[@alansmith7158]

If Miyata is in a good car he will be hard to beat

[@juanfervalencia]

The 2025 grid is going to be wild

[@tiagoferreira5368]

William has O'Sullivan and Colapinto. Sauber has Pourchaire and I believe Maloney. Haas will just do whatever Ferrari tells them. Otherwise they stop supplying them parts. Aston has Crawford. Alpine has Martins and Maini. McLaren has Bortoletto. Ferrari has Bearman. Mercedes of course has Kimi and I'm unsure about Aron. Also Red Bull seems to have dropped everyone apart from Hadjar. Weird because last season they had: Hadjar, Hauger, Maloney, Fittipaldi, Crawford and Iwasa. Seems like they are changing their tactics. Also Fittipaldi appear with a kick sponsorship so maybe he is Sauber.

[@edwinschaap5532]

Mercedes don't have the balls to put him in their F1 team like RedBull (Marko) did with Verstappen.

[@ben-jam-in6941]

“ I think I’m having a premonition here.” In the not-so-distant future, we will either lose some quality drivers that “deserve” a seat in F-1 or have some genuine talent basically wasted, especially if they win the F-2 championship or lingering away in F-2 waiting for a seat in F-1. That also trickles down through the junior categories. And we all know exactly what would remedy it… more teams allowed into F-1. 2 teams would be four seats for the young talent to be teammates with and, therefore, learn from experienced veterans, maybe in the twilight of their career but still fast enough to be competitive and drivers the fanbase will miss the most. Instead, it looks like pure greed rules with the current F-1 teams saying “hell no” to any new entry even after they meet all their requirements for a new entry and bring a partner as huge as General Motors with them. Of course, I’m speaking of Andretti. It once was a series where if you met certain safety standards and could go fast enough, you could try and make the grid. Now, I’m not suggesting that necessarily, but this stranglehold the teams have on new entries is ridiculous and needs to be addressed.

[@GuestYouTubeUser]

He’s in 2025 F1 Mercedes

[@markwhite9712]

Certainly no Piastri, and even Piastri is struggling in F1

[@freyalove3831]

Piastri is winning podiums in his almost second year. So how is he struggling??

[@Theaddekalk]

but what about kimi?

[@juanfervalencia]

Is Google autocratic in practice and philosophy?

[@thatoneskyline]

Tom Holland of F1 😩😩😩😩😈😈😈😈🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@2penry2]

I don't think this level of hype and expectation is productive, just setting the kid up for a very difficult future.

[@brentritchie6199]

Let's hope the toxicity of F1 doesn't get him he sure remind me of Senna. I wish him all the best we always want the best talent in the best competition.