Lewis Hamilton(left) will be replaced at Mercedes by Kimi Antonelli(right) [Image courtesy: Getty Images]
Lewis Hamilton seems to have already left a lasting impression on his Mercedes successor, Kimi Antonelli, as the young Italian has commended the driver on his humility despite achieving so much. Hamilton surprised the F1 world early in the year when he decided that he was going to leave the German team and move to Ferrari.
The decision meant that Lewis Hamilton would be leaving Mercedes after being a part of the team for close to a decade. Furthermore, Mercedes also had to scramble to find a replacement for the F1 legend, and as it turns out, Toto Wolff already had a plan in place by promoting the young driver, Kimi Antonelli.
Kimi Antonelli got his first taste of an F1 weekend recently at the Italian GP, where he got the opportunity to take part in FP1 alongside Lewis Hamilton. The overtly exuberant Italian understandably pushed too hard too early and ended up in the barriers, but seemed more or less nonplussed with what happened afterward.
