A heart-warming video of Lewis Hamilton signing autographs for Kimi Antonelli as a kid has resurfaced on social media.
On Sunday, 20-year-old Antonelli was crowned the youngest ever F1 world champion after finishing third in the Mexico City Grand Prix.
He fittingly stood on the podium with in second and race-winner Max Verstappen, with his four titles.
An old clip has been doing the rounds on social media showing a baby-faced Antonelli asking for an autograph from Hamilton, who was then driving for Mercedes.
It is from the Italian Grand Prix in 2018 when Antonelli was 12-years-old and Hamilton was 33.
Hamilton can be seen looking super cool with a white Mercedes hat, black sunglasses, and his headphones in.
A tiny Antonelli, who comes up to Hamilton’s shoulder and is dressed in a black Mercedes top and has the team’s white cap on, says: “I hope that you win.”
Hamilton replies: “Thank you buddy” as he signs a book that Antonelli has handed to him.
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The young Italian then points to his hat and says “oh excuse me” before the British driver also signs that too with a black sharpie.
Antonelli says: “Thank you” and Hamilton replies: “Take care.”
Sebastian Vettel, the man whose record was broken by Antonelli as the youngest F1 world champion, can also be seen in the clip in a Ferrari shirt.
One X user commented on the video: “Little did Lewis know at the time (probably not) that it would be this little Kimi who will take his seat at Mercedes.”
Another added: “Two youngest world champions at one frame. Seb and Kimi.”
Fast-forward to 2025 and Antonelli would replace Hamilton at the team after
Hamilton was the first to give the young driver a cuddle after he sealed his maiden F1 world title in Mexico on Sunday.
It is only Antonelli’s second season in the sport as he
At 20 years and 68 days, he surpassed Vettel, who was 23 years and 134 days in 2010.
