Andrea Kimi Antonelli: The One To Tell Your Friends About

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When it comes to sports, nothing feels better than being right. Whether it's a $10 bet on the Rams to win the super bowl, or betting the house on Albon to take home the 2022 championship. Without bragging rights, sports becomes a lot less fun. That being said, there is a free bet currently working its way up to F1, and if you haven't met yet, let me introduce you to Andrea Kimi Antonelli. 


When you think 'driver academy', not a soul outside of Toto and Susie Wolff immediately thinks of their own team. Mercedes are a world-title winning outfit. They are as focused on young driver talent as Alpine are in painting their car purple. However, in recent years their efforts to retain and promote from within have strengthened. Going from just two drivers in 2019 to seven today. If i were anyone other than Frederik Cesti however, I wouldn't be holding my breath. 


Thee is a clear jewel in the Mercedes talent stable. A young wild-haired Italian named Kimi. Cool. Kimi, or Andrea, began competitive karting just a few seasons ago (he's just 13 by the way). That being said, while part of the program, he has racked up more karting titles than every other Mercedes junior put together. Not bad. Most notably, he picked up the trophy for the 2020 WSK karting championship. A title held by Charles Leclerc two years prior. To compare Kimi is honestly a disservice. 


As great as talents coming into F1 have been in recent years, drivers like Hamilton and Vettel are once in a generation talents. Bets are non-refundable, but this is one of those flash-in-the-pan moments. To put it into context, Andrea entered cars in 2021. In the 2022 F4 UAE series, the supporting younger brother of Asian F2, Andrea lit up the competition. He won both of his first two races, and stood on the podium in five out of the seven races he finished. Without Googling it, you might picture his immediate success as comparable to that of an F1 2022 career mode driver. 


Andrea moves into a more formidable season during the racing year proper, and that's going to be the newest indication of his talent. However, much like Hamilton at thirteen, it's rarer than people imagine to know when a driver is this good. Without injury or terrible luck, Andrea is the youngest man on the planet sure to be an F1 driver. Not to pile on the pressure, but he's truly showing flashes of the brilliance not shown many times before. 


Mercedes are almost ironically, the premier driver academy when it comes to taking care of their drivers. Red Bull are know as the two-years test runners who will expel a driver without a fraction of the experience as other academies. Alpine have a laughable track record when it comes to promotion, and McLaren are an as-needed promoter. Mercedes on the other hand have had all three of their drivers make it to F1. Even Pascal Wherlein, who currently turns out for Porche in FE, got a three-season long career in the sport. Not many others can say that. 


Nothing is better than being the one with the proverbial crown on your head, but the next few years will shape how Andrea Kimi Antonelli's career shakes out. Regardless of whether he makes it sooner or later though, his career is one of the most exciting in junior formulas. Just remember, bets are non-refundable. 

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