The Antonelli Monza Watson record comparison lit up after Kimi’s charge from 19th — only John Watson’s 1983 Long Beach win from further back still stands.
Monza. Italian Grand Prix. Championship leader starts 19th after a Mercedes engine penalty. By the flag he’s first.
Kimi Antonelli, 20, won his home race from 19th on the grid on Sunday 6 September. George Russell finished second. Max Verstappen third. BBC results: Antonelli grid 19, race time 1:51:15.281, fastest lap 1:23.504.
Only one man has ever won a Grand Prix from further back: John Watson, from 22nd, at the 1983 United States Grand Prix West. McLaren. Long Beach. A Northern Irish win that still sits alone in the record books. Antonelli is second on that list. Watson is still first.
Home crowd. Recovery drive. Another win for the kid in the silver car. And a reminder that the furthest climb in Formula 1 history still belongs to one of ours.
📸 via @ESPNF1 / ESPN F1
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