Toto Wolff explains the Kimi Antonelli operation.

Toto Wolff explains the’operation Kimi Antonelli

In the course of an’interesting exclusive interview granted to Autosprint Toto Wolff è 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".