Kimi Antonelli continued his blistering start to the season with a dominant Miami Grand Prix victory, his third straight win, prompting praise from 1996 world champion Damon Hill who called the performance something special and said he was almost stunned by how the 19‑year‑old has coped this year. After four races Antonelli leads the championship by 20 points over Mercedes team‑mate George Russell, a turnaround that has underlined the Italian's rapid ascent.
Antonelli has already rewritten record books in his second F1 season. He became the youngest pole winner and the youngest leader of the championship, and joined Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher as only the third driver to take his first three pole positions in a row. His streak of three consecutive wins places him alongside Damon Hill and Mika Hakkinen as drivers who claimed victories in their first three races, a group composed entirely of world champions.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has been central to Antonelli's path, signing him from karting at age 11 and guiding his development. Wolff defended the decision to accelerate Antonelli into Formula 1 after just two years of senior racing, praising his composure and
