[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  This is Formula X [@ThisIsFormu1a1](/creator/twitter/ThisIsFormu1a1) on x 6056 followers Created: 2025-06-28 08:07:47 UTC Wolff warns “dangerous” media frenzy could derail Antonelli’s F1 rise: — Toto Wolff cautioned against overhyping young talent Kimi Antonelli, warning that premature praise after a maiden podium could place harmful pressure on the 18-year-old. Speaking after the Canadian Grand Prix, Wolff said: “Italy has been starved of drivers that are in race or championship-winning cars, so the enthusiasm is huge. You know, top media outlets writing headlines that Kimi’s a legend aren’t helpful because in a country so passionate, lifting an 18-year-old to the status of legend after [a] podium is dangerous.” — Wolff stressed the need to shield Antonelli from excessive external attention as he matures in his rookie campaign: “It’s dangerous in that respect that we need to increase… to shield him, shield him from everybody wanting something from him. And it starts in a trivial environment that there is lots of fans and they want selfies and it’s great. I mean better this than the other way around.” “There is enough pressure being in the car having George Russell as your teammate, driving a Mercedes car that can win races. And if everything out around it starts to continue to to put pressure on him, I think it’s something which we really need to protect him and that’s what we are trying.” — Reflecting on his breakthrough result in Canada, Antonelli shared how it helped him settle and aim higher for the rest of the season: “I think Canada was really important for me. It was a big relief, but as well it was important because I think there was a couple of times in the season where I came close to the podium.” “But I just missed out, and to finally achieve that in Canada definitely was really important. And I think as well this will help me as a driver to drive a bit more relaxed as well.” #mercedesamgf1 #kimiantonelli 🇮🇹 VIA: [motorsport]  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [italy](/topic/italy) [prix](/topic/prix) [canadian](/topic/canadian) [canadian grand prix](/topic/canadian-grand-prix) [f1](/topic/f1) [formula 1](/topic/formula-1) [Post Link](https://x.com/ThisIsFormu1a1/status/1938871938870599852)
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Created: 2025-06-28 08:07:47 UTC
Wolff warns “dangerous” media frenzy could derail Antonelli’s F1 rise:
— Toto Wolff cautioned against overhyping young talent Kimi Antonelli, warning that premature praise after a maiden podium could place harmful pressure on the 18-year-old. Speaking after the Canadian Grand Prix, Wolff said:
“Italy has been starved of drivers that are in race or championship-winning cars, so the enthusiasm is huge. You know, top media outlets writing headlines that Kimi’s a legend aren’t helpful because in a country so passionate, lifting an 18-year-old to the status of legend after [a] podium is dangerous.”
— Wolff stressed the need to shield Antonelli from excessive external attention as he matures in his rookie campaign:
“It’s dangerous in that respect that we need to increase… to shield him, shield him from everybody wanting something from him. And it starts in a trivial environment that there is lots of fans and they want selfies and it’s great. I mean better this than the other way around.”
“There is enough pressure being in the car having George Russell as your teammate, driving a Mercedes car that can win races. And if everything out around it starts to continue to to put pressure on him, I think it’s something which we really need to protect him and that’s what we are trying.”
— Reflecting on his breakthrough result in Canada, Antonelli shared how it helped him settle and aim higher for the rest of the season:
“I think Canada was really important for me. It was a big relief, but as well it was important because I think there was a couple of times in the season where I came close to the podium.”
“But I just missed out, and to finally achieve that in Canada definitely was really important. And I think as well this will help me as a driver to drive a bit more relaxed as well.”
#mercedesamgf1 #kimiantonelli 🇮🇹
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