MONACO (AP) — Kimi Antonelli is writing his place in Formula 1 history at record speed.
"You're catching me up," Lewis Hamilton, who has the most wins in history with 105, told Antonelli after the 19-year-old Italian beat him in a bizarre and much-delayed Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday.
Antonelli replaced Hamilton at Mercedes last year, and only won his first race in March. He now has five wins in a row and a vast lead of 66 points over Hamilton.
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"He's only 19, so just imagine what the future holds for him, but I'm going to do my best to try and chase him down for the rest of the year," Hamilton said. "It's a real privilege to witness it."
