Andrea Kimi Antonelli does not have key similarities to a young 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, it has been claimed.

Teenage 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Antonelli’s impressive start to his rookie season with Mercedes has been compared by some to when Verstappen got his b🎐reak, aged 17.

There are obvious discrepancies - none more so than Antonelli running in a competitive Mercedes, while Verstappen got started in a Toro Rosso.

However, the 🗹personality traits that Verstappen demon🍰strated in his early days also mark him out as different, it has been suggested.

Kimi Antonelli compared to Max Verstappen

“For me, it’s totally different,” L’Equipe journalist Fred Ferret told the F🍰1 Nation podcast when comparing Antonelli to Verstapp💜en.

“We saw Max coming from a long time. Especially when you are French because he was in a battle with Esteban Ocon, which Esteban won bec🅷ause he crashed less than Max.

“But in the first test at Suzuka in 2014, in a press conference, he was surprised by questions about 🅷how young he was.

“He loᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚoked at us like: “It’s a car… you think I can’t drive a car?”

“When you see Kꦅimi going throug💜h the paddock, he’s not like that.”

Antonelli has been likened more to the early days of Lewis Hamilton - who h𒁃e eventually replaced at Mercedes this year.

“I would compare it to Lewi🎀s in 2007,” Ferret claimeওd.

“What McL🧸aren did with him looks the same as Mercedes an🅰d Kimi.

“You won’t see Kimi doing the same mistakes as Max🍌 did at the start of his career.

“He has been nurtured, and thereꦫ are a lot of people taking care of him.

“Toto Wolff is keeping his head down.”

Antonelli was famous♎ly taken around the F1 media centre at his debut to personally greet journalists and reporters.

Mercedes’ handling of their young and dynamic talent has been lauded, ever since team principal 🧜Wolff boldly ch😼ose him to replace Hamilton.

His pace has stood out in the first six F1 grands prix of the year, but his standout moment came last weekend when he grabbed pole posi🌊tion for the sprint race at the Miami Grand Prix.

Antonelli has finished inside the top 🌃10 at five out of six grands prix🐲 this season so far.