Toto Wolff explains the Kimi Antonelli operation.

Toto Wolff explains the’operation Kimi Antonelli

Toto Wolff, in the course of an’interesting exclusive interview granted to Autosprint, has also dwelt on the’landing in Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli, the young talent that next year will be at the start of the Formula 1 world championship at the wheel of a ‘Silver Arrow’.

"With the decision to separate from Lewis Hamilton è the time has come to turn around, to make a generational change – he clarified -. Becauseé nothing will beé as before. George Russell is more than 10 years younger than Lewis. But if we take Kimi, Lewis could be his father. A young father, but he could be his father".

"In terms of age, next year we will have the team, by far, the youngest,‖ Wolff then continued. -Tackling the world championship with George and Kimi means opening a new era. The previous one è was great, now è it is time to turn the page and start afresh".

"Kimi, when è joined our program, was very young – then noted the executive director of Mercedes in Formula 1 -.  His career in karting è was very good. This, led us to believe in him, although without any guarantee that things would continue in the same way. Instead, his level of performance è has been very consistent. Thus, the foundation was created to place more and more trust in him. Kimi has proven to be a very special driver".