维斯塔潘戏称与安东内利20岁时的最大区别：“他会说意大利语！”
墨西哥大奖赛之后，安东内利成为F1历史上最年轻的世界冠军。这位意大利人打破了塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔保持的记录，维特尔在蒙扎赛道时曾表示，他很高兴看到安东内利打破这一记录，并认为记录就是为了被打破而存在的。
马克斯·维斯塔潘开玩笑说，他与20岁的基米·安东内利的关键区别是：“他会说意大利语！”
马克斯·维斯塔潘以典型的风格回应了关于他与最年轻F1世界冠军之间最大区别的问题。更严肃地说，这位荷兰人欣赏基米·安东内利接地气的一面
马克斯·维斯塔潘，红牛车队，安德烈亚·基米·安东内利，梅赛德斯
在墨西哥大奖赛之后，基米·安东内利成为了F1历史上最年轻的世界冠军。这位意大利人打破了塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔保持的记录，维特尔在蒙扎已经表示，他很高兴看到安东内利打破这个记录，并认为记录是用来被打破的。
根据当前超级驾照规则，要想进一步降低安东内利的记录（20年、两个月和七天），将是一个巨大的挑战，因为有人必须在一个青少年时期就夺得首个世界冠军。
所有这些都凸显了安东内利成就的特殊性，尽管在意大利人获得冠军之前，维斯塔潘给出了一个相当平淡的回答，当被问及究竟是什么让这位梅赛德斯车手与大多数年轻车手不同时：“更多的天赋。”
当被问及这究竟是否如此简单时，这位四次世界冠军继续说道：“嗯，这当然有很大帮助。当然，他从小就有父亲的正确指导。他的父亲对赛车了解得比普通父亲多得多，如果你的儿子又有巨大的天赋，这已经帮了很大忙。”
在马克罗·安东内利的指导下，自然也有梅赛德斯的支持和信任，这是安东内利本人经常强调的。车队负责人托托·沃尔夫始终支持他的车手，甚至在去年困难的时候也是如此，而且有经验丰富的彼得·邦宁顿等人在他身边工作，安东内利几乎不可能希望有一个更好的环境。
当被问及安东内利拥有什么特质是20岁的维斯塔潘自己没有的时，荷兰人带着一脸严肃地笑了起来：“嗯，他会说意大利语……”
刘易斯·汉密尔顿、法拉利、维斯塔潘、红牛车队、安德烈亚·基米·安东内利、梅赛德斯
除了维斯塔潘的意大利语词汇量远不如安东内利之外，这位红牛车手强调这两个情况根本无法比较。
“你不能比较。我17岁就开始参加一级方程式赛车，很长一段时间里我都没有驾驶过能够为我争夺冠军的赛车，”维斯塔潘说。“这显然是最大的问题，但基米在那个年龄就能取得如此好的成绩非常令人印象深刻。”
凭借这些话，维斯塔潘自然是在提及他在托罗罗索的起步以及他在红牛的前几年，那段时间尤其困难，因为雷诺引擎表现不佳。因此，维斯塔潘只能争取个人分站胜利，直到2021年，也就是他的第七个F1赛季，他才有机会挑战车手总冠军。
由于缺乏有竞争力的赛车，前几年的表现自然让人感到沮丧，但这也给了这位荷兰人一个相对远离聚光灯的机会来发展。根据维斯塔潘的说法，安东内利没有这样的机会，因为他直接加入了一支顶级车队。
“我认为去年在某些时刻对他来说很困难。但当然，你也会从中学到东西，这些事情也是成长的一部分。在一个新手的赛季中，这是正常的，”维斯塔潘说。
“当你为顶级车队效力时，一切都会受到更严格的审查。你无法真正远离聚光灯来发展，但他很好地处理了这一点，为今年做好了准备。他从本赛季一开始就表现得很好。”
除了安东内利作为一名车手的品质，维斯塔潘还认为另一个方面甚至更重要：这位20岁的意大利人作为一个人是如何表现自己的，以及他似乎不受名气的干扰。安东内利很接地气，维斯塔潘表示这正是他最欣赏的：“他只是一个普通人。他不会表现得像摇滚明星或超级巨星。他非常真诚。他有一颗善良的心，我真的很欣赏这一点。
英文原文
Max Verstappen jokes about key difference with Kimi Antonelli at 20: “He speaks Italian!”
Max Verstappen responds in typical fashion when asked about the biggest difference between himself and the youngest F1 world champion. On a more serious note, the Dutchman appreciates how down-to-earth Kimi Antonelli is
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Following the Mexico Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli has entered the history books as Formula 1’s youngest-ever world champion. The Italian has taken the record from Sebastian Vettel, who had already said at Monza that he would be delighted for Antonelli to break it and that records are there to be broken.
Under the current superlicence rules, it will be an enormous challenge to lower Antonelli's record (20 years, two months and seven days) any further, as someone would have to clinch a maiden world title while a teenager.
All of this underlines just how special Antonelli's achievement is, although Verstappen gave a rather matter-of-fact response shortly before the Italian secured the title when asked what exactly sets the Mercedes protege apart from most young drivers: “More talent.”
Asked whether it really is that simple, the four-time world champion continued: “Well, that certainly helps a lot. And of course, he's also had proper guidance from a very young age with his father. His dad knows a lot more about racing than the average father, and if your son then has a huge amount of talent, that already helps a lot.”
Alongside Marco Antonelli's guidance, there is naturally also the trust and support of Mercedes, something Antonelli himself regularly highlights. Team principal Toto Wolff has always stood by his protege, even during the difficult moments last year, and with the experienced Peter Bonnington among those working alongside him, Antonelli could hardly wish for a better environment.
When Verstappen is asked what quality Antonelli possesses that Verstappen himself did not have at the age of 20, the Dutchman raises a laugh by responding with a completely straight face: “Well, he speaks Italian…”
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Aside from the fact that Verstappen's Italian vocabulary is significantly less impressive, the Red Bull driver stresses that the two situations cannot really be compared.
“You can't compare it. I started in Formula 1 when I was 17, and for a very long time I wasn't driving a car with which I could fight for the championship,” Verstappen said. “That was obviously the biggest problem, but the fact that Kimi is doing so well at that age is very impressive.”
With those words, Verstappen is naturally referring to his start at Toro Rosso and his first years at Red Bull, which were particularly difficult because of the underperforming Renault engine. As a result, Verstappen could only fight for individual race wins and did not have the machinery to challenge for the title for the first time until 2021, his seventh F1 season.
Although the preceding years were understandably frustrating because of the lack of competitive machinery, they did give the Dutchman the opportunity to develop relatively away from the spotlight. According to Verstappen, Antonelli did not have that opportunity because he stepped straight into a top team.
“I think last year was difficult for him at certain moments. But of course, you learn from that as well, and those things also need to happen to grow. That's normal in a rookie season,” Verstappen said.
“When you drive for a top team, everything gets scrutinised more closely. You can't really develop away from the spotlight, but he handled that very well heading into this year. He was right there from the very beginning of this season.”
Aside from Antonelli's qualities as a driver, Verstappen considers one other aspect even more important: how the 20-year-old Italian conducts himself as a person and how he is seemingly unaffected by fame. Antonelli is down-to-earth, and Verstappen says that is what he appreciates most: “He's just a normal guy. He doesn't act like he's a rock star or a superstar. He's just very genuine. He has a good heart, and I really appreciate that.”
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