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Motor racing-Antonelli's F1 podium debut likely to be first of many

By Alan Baldwin
Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - June 14, 2025 Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli before practice REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier

MONTREAL (Reuters) -Kimi Antonelli felt goosebumps in Canada on Sunday after becoming the first Italian driver in 16 years to finish on the Formula One podium.

The 18-year-old Mercedes rookie made it to the bottom step this time but nobody doubted it would be the first of many for the third youngest F1 driver of all time to score a top three result.

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