Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished a career-best second in the 2025 Formula 1 Brazil Grand Prix, although this was somewhat overshadowed by his role in a tangle with Oscar Piastri in which the Australian was controversially hit with a 10-second penalty.

While Antonelli's inexperience has shown on some occasions this year, he has been spectacular and aggressive throughout – and his potential has been masked to some extent by car issues after Mercedes adopted a rear-suspension geometry it later decided to drop.

The respect Antonelli has earned among his peers was clear when no less an eminence than four-time world champion Max Verstappen made a point of congratulating him on the Interlagos podium. Later, when asked what advice he would give to a driver in Antonelli's position, Verstappe

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