Kimi Antonelli champagne bottle message earns praise after F1 Belgian GP win

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli celebrated his Belgian Grand Prix victory with a public birthday message for his father, Marco.

Antonelli, who began from pole place, secured his sixth win of the season at Spa-Francorchamps after heading off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Following his post-race interview, the 19-year-old signed the bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne with the message, „Pleased Birthday, Dad“.

Followers had been fast to choose up on the second on social media, with some joking that the Method 1 driver was „setting unrealistic requirements for normal sons“.

„Without end a fan of Kimi. What a healthful second,“ one fan commented on Reddit, whereas one other added: „Awww what an incredible present for his dad. Dedicating the win to him.“

„I’m not crying. You’re crying,“ another person posted.

Additional feedback included: „One other healthful second from Kimi, I’ll be pleased for him if [when] he turns into WDC.“

Antonelli’s win on the Belgian Grand Prix has prolonged his lead within the drivers‘ championship. Heading into the weekend, he was 25 factors away from his team-mate George Russell in second. Now, after Russell retired from the race resulting from a collision with Lewis Hamilton, Antonelli sits 45 factors forward of Hamilton in second. Russell dropped to 3rd, 5 factors behind the seven-time champion.

„The momentum was at all times there. It was nearly getting the outcome,“ Antonelli stated throughout his televised post-race interview.

„Right this moment, we had been a bit fortunate with what occurred by way of the championship. That is why it’s important to take each alternative as a result of we noticed it may actually swing very simply, the scenario.

„We’ve to simply maintain performing, bringing the outcomes and see what occurs on the finish of the yr.“

There is only one extra spherical till the summer time break. The Hungarian Grand Prix will happen on the Hungaroring from 24-26 July.