Monza winner Kimi Antonelli reveals: a congratulatory text from Valentino Rossi
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) made history at Monza! Ahead of the Madrid Grand Prix, he revealed who had sent him congratulations. Among those offering their congratulations was MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi.
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Kimi Antonelli am Donnerstag im Madrid-Paddock auf einem Roller
Foto: XPB
Kimi Antonelli am Donnerstag im Madrid-Paddock auf einem Roller
© XPB
On Sunday, Kimi Antonelli wrote his name into the history books of motorsport and of Italy as a whole. The Mercedes driver became the first Italian since 1966 to win the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Even the Ferrari fans cheered on their compatriot at the end. Four days after the Italian Grand Prix, Antonelli – already on site at the Madring for media day, where the race will take place this weekend – is still on cloud nine.
The Italian gushed: “It was an incredible moment and the best day of my life so far. It was unbelievable to see so many Ferrari fans cheering me on and chanting my name whilst I was on the podium. Even during the race, in the final laps, I saw everyone in the main grandstand stand up as I drove past. That was an incredible moment that I’ll remember forever.” A spin on the go-kart track the day after the race brought him “back down to earth”, as he put it.
Congratulations from Italian sporting stars
Antonelli also revealed more about his special race Sunday: “I received so many messages that my app nearly crashed. My mobile nearly exploded. I got lots of lovely messages from Jannik, Bezzecchi and Vale.” He was referring to the top Italian sports stars, including tennis star Jannik Sinner, MotoGP rider Marco Bezzecchi and, of course, MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi. Antonelli: “It was absolutely brilliant to see so much support, joy and enthusiasm. But I find it hard to single out just one.”
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Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel from Germany also got in touch with Antonelli. The Italian revealed: “He’s a friend of mine. He sends me messages after every race and sometimes even before. It’s lovely to receive so much support and appreciation from him. I’m really pleased about the messages.”
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