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Wolff warns against ‘hype' after Antonelli breakthrough

Mar.17 Toto Wolff has urged Formula 1 not to get carried away with his protege Kimi Antonelli after the teenage Mercedes driver stormed to a breakthrough victory from pole in China. The 19-year-old Italian's win in Shanghai – just his second season in Formula 1 – has already triggered huge excitement in his homeland. 'After many tears, Italy can dream again,' declared Corriere dello Sport, while La Gazzetta dello Sport said the triumph was also a vindication for Wolff, 'the man who believed in him and chose him as the replacement for none other than Lewis Hamilton'. Il Messaggero added that Antonelli 'wins at 19 like a Formula 1 veteran', also praising Wolff for backing the...
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