EXCLUSIVE: No one can ever replace Lewis Antonelli on stepping into Hamiltons shoes and his rapid rise to F1 stardom

Kimi Antonelli is one of the smartest, most mature and personable 18-year-olds you will ever meet. The Italian was naturally on the crest of the wave when he bounced into a meeting room (which we morphed into a temporary studio) in Mercedes hospitality unit at Monza for our exclusive chat just an hour after it was announced that he would be making his F1 debut with Mercedes in 2025.