Last week, we witnessed something historic. Kimi Antonelli won his first Italian Grand Prix, completing an extraordinary comeback from 19th on the grid. It was the kind of moment that instantly becomes part of Italian sporting memory — and so did the images of his celebrations.
We were in Monza to experience it first-hand and, on the same day, hosted a watch party at BarTolomeo in Milan. In both places, we saw the same thing: Italian fans screaming, celebrating and rooting for Antonelli, even when that meant cheering against Ferrari. And somewhere between the roar of the crowd and the celebrations, we started to wonder whether Kimi Antonelli might be becoming something bigger than just another Ferrari rival.
There is an interesting parallel with Jannik Sinner. Tennis in Italy had rarely had a figure capable of bringing such a broad audience together around one player, regardless of the tournament, the opponent or the context. Sinner became the person people followed, rather than the event itself. Now, perhaps, Formula 1 is looking for its own version of that phenomenon — and Antonelli might be the closest it has come. Because supporting a driver is different from supporting a team.
Ferrari is more than a racing team in Italy: it is a cultural institution, a symbol with decades of history, mythology and expectations attached to it. You don’t simply support Ferrari; you inherit it. Antonelli, on the other hand, represents something much more immediate. He is young, local, recognisable and, most importantly, his story is still being written. Maybe this is what makes his rise so interesting. Antonelli doesn’t need to replace Ferrari to become bigger than Ferrari for a generation of fans. He simply needs to become someone they can identify with, follow and believe in. And after Monza, it feels like that process may have already begun.
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