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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff says he can “kind of see the hype that is going to start now” around Kimi Antonelli, “especially in Italy”.
Kimi Antonelli says sharing the podium with Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and his race engineer Bono, was “a very special moment for all of us”.
George Russell says if Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Antonelli and himself “could all choose who we’d share the podium with, [it would be] probably with each other”.
Lewis Hamilton says sharing the Chinese GP podium with Kimi Antonelli, George Russell and Peter Bonnington – Bono, was “like sitting here with my whole family”.
Lewis Hamilton says “it’s amazing to see” Kimi Antonelli get his first F1 victory, and says he ‘truly deserves to get to the top’.
Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff reveals he had to instruct Kimi Antonelli’s race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono to “calm him down”.
Antonelli’s current and Hamilton’s former race engineer Bono says being on the podium with both drivers was “a hell of a moment” and “really touching”.
After Kimi Antonelli’s first F1 victory at the Chinese GP, his father Marco said he “can say only thank you” to Toto Wolff and Mercedes.
Toto Wolff says seeing Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton and race engineer Peter Bonnington – Bono on the podium is “probably one of the best moments I have ever had”.
Here is the transcript of the post 2026 Chinese Grand Prix track interviews and press conference featuring George Russell and Kimi Antonelli!
