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From 19th on the Grid to a Miracle Win: 20-Year-Old Antonelli Defies the Computer Predictions at Monza

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli, 20, won the Italian Grand Prix after starting from 19th on the grid.
  • His victory completed an unexpected comeback in front of home fans.
  • An Italian driver had not won the country’s Grand Prix for 60 years, according to the report.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli started 19th, making victory at the Italian Grand Prix appear highly unlikely. In front of his home fans, the 20-year-old Mercedes driver overturned those expectations and completed an extraordinary comeback.

His win marked the first time in 60 years that an Italian driver had won the country’s Grand Prix. The result was presented as a miracle that even computer predictions failed to anticipate.

The BBC reported on the achievement on the 7th, Korean time, highlighting the scale of Antonelli’s turnaround from the back of the grid to the top step.

Starting from the 19th grid position to win the Italian Grand Prix.

· BBCThe report cited the BBC in describing Antonelli’s remarkable comeback victory.
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