Andrea Kimi Antonelli has revealed that his driving style is very close to that of Lewis Hamilton, in the way he wants his car set up. The future Mercedes F1 starter has revealed how he is already working with the seven-time world champion with a view to replacing him.
“He is very nice and talks to me a lot. In terms of style, he is similar to mine, with a very understeering car. I was in Singapore and I learned a lot from listening to him talk to the engineers. This at what I'm going to have to get used to is hearing all the engineers on headphones, because I'm someone who doesn't talk a lot” notes Antonelli.
“But if they talk, it's to give useful information, I have to learn the procedures well. If we press the wrong button, it's a mess. A seat with a steering wheel will soon arrive at my house for learn the starts and the different procedures Also because you have to know where each button is without having to look.
Antonelli will reach Formula 1 at just 18, but he's trying not to think about that at the moment: “I haven't realized it yet, maybe I will in Melbourne. It will be very exciting, but for now I'm just thinking about working on myself.”
“How? We try not to think about anything other than what we have to do, we concentrate on the departure and we try to visualize the different situations. There will be butterflies in the stomach, but I “Try to concentrate on what needs to be done.”
And the Italian revealed that he had Ayrton Senna as his idol, even if he had another favorite driver before: “I did a lot of research on him. I realized that he was not only a great driver, but also a great person. I like to think that I am like him in that I would learn a lot . As a child, I supported Sebastian Vettel.”
