Kimi Antonelli does not yet make history with his Sprint pole in Miami
Kimi Antonelli is shattering the Formula 1 precocity counters. Although he took pole position in qualifying for the Sprint race, he is not yet (yet?) making Formula 1 history.
Sensation in Miami. At only 18 years, 8 months, and 8 days old, Kimi Antonelli topped a qualifying session. However, in the history books of Formula 1, he is not (yet?) the youngest poleman in history, as the qualifications for Sprint races are not recorded in the archives since it is a recent invention.
To date, the record for the youngest poleman remains with Sebastian Vettel when he signed pole position at Monza in 2008. The German was then 21 years, 2 months, and 11 days old. With such a margin, one might think that the record of the four-time world champion will be hard to hold, as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement has more than two complete years to do better.
The fact remains that the performance of the Mercedes driver is remarkable since it was achieved in conditions without unforeseen events. If his start to the season was already successful with great consistency, he just proved on the track all the good things Toto Wolff thought of him, who didn’t hesitate long before giving him the seat left vacant by Lewis Hamilton.
On the other hand, he is no longer able to surpass Max Verstappen for the victory since the latter won at 18 years, 7 months, and 15 days.
From our special correspondent in Miami
