The Italian promise will work with a number used by the former F1 pilot
The Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, hired by Mercedes to replace the Eptaco champion, Lewis Hamilton, did not hide his idolatry from the Brazilian Ayrton Senna, who died in 1994 after having had an accident in Imola.
In an interview with the German team, Antonelli said he will use the number 12 in his first season on Formula 1 “because of Senna”. The numbering was used by the world champion three between 1985 and 1988.
“It is because of Ayrton Senna, but it is also the number I used for the first time in a monopose, in Formula 4. Then I was 12 when I joined the junior program of Mercedes. [O número] I have always brought me luck and I hope it remains in F1, “said the Bolonhês.
Antonelli revealed that when he was a child, he saw several Senna racing recordings and was “hit” for the Brazilian’s abilities, considered one of the greatest cyclists of all time in his category.
“It is my idol and even if I have never been lucky enough to see him run, I know he was an extraordinary pilot, but above all an extraordinary person,” said Antonelli.
The promising 18 -year -old will be a British George Russell partner next season in F1. The bet of the head of the Mercedes team, Toto Wolff, is to try to make him repeat the initial success of Max Verstappen of Red Bull. .
Source: Terra
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