汉密尔顿：安东内利“配得上世界冠军”
汉密尔顿表示安东内利“表现极其出色”，“配得上世界冠军”，这位梅赛德斯车手有望在奥斯汀站提前锁定F1年度冠军。
汉密尔顿：安东内利“配得上世界冠军”
汉密尔顿盛赞自己在梅赛德斯的继任者安东内利，这位年轻车手正接近个人首个F1年度冠军
刘易斯·汉密尔顿、法拉利、安德烈亚·基米·安东内利、梅赛德斯
汉密尔顿表示安东内利“表现极其出色”，“配得上世界冠军”，这位梅赛德斯车手在奥斯汀站有望触及F1年度冠军。
进入美国大奖赛时，安东内利对队友乔治·拉塞尔拥有102分的领先优势，汉密尔顿则落后111分，这意味着这位二年级车手最早本周末就能加冕，前提是他获胜而两位英国车手表现挣扎。
汉密尔顿于2025赛季转投法拉利，这为安东内利晋升F1铺平了道路，尽管这比原计划提前——此前这位梅赛德斯青训车手在卡丁车和初级单座赛车生涯中表现出色。安东内利是近二十年来首位在顶级车队完成世界锦标赛首秀的车手。
当被问及对继任者即将触手可及世界冠军头衔有何感受时，汉密尔顿表示：“我的意思是，当我在那里时，我就知道谁会接替我。基米当时就在车队周围，经常跟随我们，尤其是我在队的最后一年。”
“而且我认为为一位年轻且崭露头角的车手创造机会是正确的决定。基米在低级别赛事中展现了自己的能力，还有他的热情、魅力以及对待一切的良好态度。他一直都非常融入这个环境。”
“在他的第一年，任何人进入那样的座位、那样的车队，肩负所有期望起步并运转起来，承担你所拥有的东西、你的投入，诸如此类，都是很艰难的。但他真的从容应对了。今年看到他的表现真是太棒了。这令人印象深刻，他配得上成为冠军。”
安德烈亚·基米·安东内利，梅赛德斯，刘易斯·汉密尔顿，法拉利
这位年仅18岁的新秀的首个赛季确实棘手——他容易犯错，且相对拉塞尔缺乏速度——但他在2026年迄今表现出色，在17轮比赛中拿下六个杆位和八场胜利，包括在蒙扎从第19位发车取得的主场大胜。没有其他人赢下超过三场大奖赛，甚至他的队友也没有。
更令人印象深刻的是，安东内利除三站外其余分站均登上领奖台——巴塞罗那和银石，他分别遭遇电池故障和轮毂罩破损，以及巴库，他承认自己在那里‘开得像他祖母一样’。
所以，当被问及对这位很可能成为2026年世界冠军的车手有什么建议时，七届世界冠军开玩笑说：“慢下来。”
“不，我不知道。他不需要任何建议。他在今年——以及去年，但尤其是今年——展现了他的天赋和能力，他的冷静和他的方式。他今年做得非常出色，我为他感到骄傲。我为他为人处世的方式、他与车手们乃至与你们[媒体]互动的方式感到骄傲。看到他和车队表现出色真是太棒了。如果不是我的车队，我总是希望我的老东家做得好。”
安德烈亚·基米·安东内利，梅赛德斯，刘易斯·汉密尔顿，法拉利
这位意大利人的表现中有什么让汉密尔顿感到惊讶的地方吗？“我不这么认为，”他回答道。
“我已经知道他们会在他身边建立怎样的支持体系。博诺（比赛工程师彼得·邦宁顿）非常擅长真正地搂住你、支持你，肖夫（赛道工程总监安德鲁·肖夫林）、西蒙（科尔，首席工程师）以及团队里的每个人也是如此。
“托托在他所做的事情、他所创造的环境以及他安排在身边的人方面都出类拔萃。我初到梅赛德斯时也有过类似的经历，在迈凯伦时也是如此。
“我知道人们一直在问这个问题：我是否能够拿出表现，尤其是在一位两届世界冠军身边。我看到我的第一年和最初几年与基米今年应对的方式之间有相似之处。
“但这不是某一个人随便就能做到的。你还需要身边有那些拼图 拼图来支持你。我在迈凯伦时非常幸运拥有这些，而他能在那里拥有这些也很棒。”
不过，无论他们的环境多么有利于成长，车手都必须在赛道上拿出表现。“我想，在亲眼看到一个人之前，你永远不知道他在压力下会有什么样的表现，”汉密尔顿补充道。
“我本可以假设，当你不得不参加所有这些活动、被各种事情左右拉扯时，他能承受住你身上的重担。但他从容应对了这一切，而且我要说，他年轻的身体里住着一个相对老成的灵魂。”
英文原文
Lewis Hamilton: Kimi Antonelli “deserves to be the champion”
Hamilton heaps praise on Antonelli, his successor at Mercedes, as the youngster nears a maiden F1 title
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton says Kimi Antonelli has been “massively impressive” and “deserves to be the champion”, with the Formula 1 world title within reach of the Mercedes driver in Austin.
Going into the United States Grand Prix, Antonelli enjoys a 102-point lead on team-mate George Russell, with Hamilton 111 points adrift, meaning the sophomore can be crowned as early as this weekend if he wins and the Britons struggle.
Hamilton’s move to Ferrari for the 2025 season paved the way for Antonelli’s graduation to F1, albeit ahead of schedule, after a stellar karting and junior single-seater career for the Mercedes junior. Antonelli was the first driver in nearly two decades to make his world championship debut in a top team.
Asked how he felt about his successor sitting on the cusp of the title, Hamilton said: “I mean, when I was there, I knew who was going to be replacing me. Kimi was around the team, following us a lot, particularly in the last year that I was there.
“And I think it was the right decision to create an opportunity for a young and up-and-coming driver. Kimi had shown his abilities in the lower categories and his enthusiasm, his charm and his good approach to everything. He was always fitting really well into the environment.
“In his first year, it's tough for anybody going into a seat like that, into a team like that, and getting up and running with all the expectations on your shoulders, the things you have, the commitment you have, all those sorts of things. But he's really taken it in his stride. It's been really great to see his performances this year. It's massively impressive, and he deserves to be the champion.”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
The rookie’s maiden campaign, at just 18 years of age, indeed was tricky – he was error-prone and lacked pace relative to Russell – but he has delivered so far in 2026, clinching six pole positions and eight victories in 17 rounds, including a resounding home triumph from 19th on the grid in Monza. Nobody else has won more than three grands prix, not even his team-mate.
Even more impressively, Antonelli has finished on the podium at all but three rounds – Barcelona and Silverstone, where he suffered from a battery failure and a broken wheel shield respectively, and Baku, where he admittedly ‘drove like his grandmother’.
So, when asked if he had any advice for the likely 2026 title winner, the seven-time world champion joked: “Slow down.
“No, I don't know. He doesn't need any advice. He's shown this year – and also last year, but particularly this year – his talent and his ability, his calmness and his approach. He's done an amazing job this year, and I'm so proud of him. I'm so proud of the way he's carried himself, how he interacts with the drivers and even with you guys [the media]. It's great to see him and the team excel. If it's not my team, I'd always want to see my old team do well.”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
Has there been anything in the Italian’s performance that has surprised Hamilton? “I don't think so,” he responded.
“I already knew the support structure they would bring around him. Bono [race engineer Peter Bonnington] is amazing at really putting his arm around you and supporting you, as are Shov [trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin] and Simon [Cole, chief engineer] and everyone in the team.
“Toto is exceptional at what he does and the environment he creates and the people he puts around him. I also had a similar sort of experience when I got to Mercedes, and the same at McLaren.
“I know that was a question people were asking, whether or not I would be able to deliver, especially alongside a double world champion. And I see similarities between how my first year and first couple of years went and how Kimi has approached this year.
“But it's not something just one individual randomly does. You also have to have those pieces of the puzzle around you, supporting you. I was very lucky to have that at McLaren, and it's great that he has it there.”
Still, no matter how nurturing their environment is, the driver must perform out on track. “I guess you never know how anyone's going to do under pressure until you see them," Hamilton added.
“I could assume that he was going to be fine with the weight you have on you when you have to do all these appearances and all these things pulled left, right and centre. But he's taken it in his stride, and he's a relatively old soul in that young body, I would say.”
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