Andrea Kimi Antonelli's rise to the F1 grid has been nothing short of meteoric. Son of sportscar racer Marco, the Bologna native was scouted by Mercedes during a karting career that saw him collect a scarcely believable number of winner's trophies. He went on to make his car racing debut aged just 15, with more titles swiftly following - in both the Italian and ADAC F4 championships in 2022 and the Formula Regional Middle East and European categories a year later