#AKM Motorsport

[opelman]

Mercedes AMG GT3 / Loris Spinelli / ITA / Florian Scholze / DEU / AKM Motorsport by Artes Max Via Flickr: International GT Open 2021 / Circuit de Barcelona

#Mercedes #AMG #GT3 #Loris #Spinelli #ITA #Florian #Scholze #DEU #AKM #Motorsport #Mercedes AMG GT3 #Loris Spinelli #Florian Scholze #AKM Motorsport #International #GT #Open #2021 #Circuit #de #Barcelona #International GT Open 2021 #Circuit de Barcelona #International GT Open #Racing #Deportivo #racecar #coche #car

[britney-rosberg06]

sorry for the long rant but i've been reading a bit about kimi's family and thought you might be interested in knowing a bit about it beyondg the dts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Antonelli i don't think toto knew marco prior to the minardis scouting kimi in 2017/2018 (which was what i thought originally when i learned how much toto liked antonelli) but they definitely connected afterwards and got pretty close - e.g., toto was driving a gt3(?) with his dad's name on it earlier this march and kimi coached jack's karting (as well as the other kids in the akm kart division when he had the time). the akm motorsports running f4 and kart was a recent development in 2020, a collaboration with dino chiesa (who owned kart republic, and with whom nico ran his racing academy and had kimi as one of his protégé). comparing to the other previous merc juniors, kimi is definitely born into a racing family so he has more access than george, but his career is still being sponsored by merc almost to 100% and you could sort of tell by the lack of sponsors on his liveries & overalls compared to some other drivers. (and marco isn't as prestigious as some other prema kids' dad, say montoya, fittipaldi, or wurz) i don't think he's a nepo baby in the sense that he could afford to move along in the feeder series, to buy a lot of the testing opportunities, or a seat if not for merc's development programme. but with that said i do think f1 is getting more and more expansive and it's extremely hard to get into the sports if you don't have some sort of background. so we would probably never see someone who's def not a nepo baby again (like lh for example). which is what i dislike about the sports and i resonate with you in your tag about the disappointment regarding the nepo babies.

hi! very important lore here omg thank you!

The Wolffs and Antonelli’s definitely seem close given how often we see them appear in each other’s lives and i was definitely running under the assumption it was a long-term relationship since Kimi was like a baby (base off the quote Toto said on Kimi testing in the W13 last week) so thank you for the correction of it originally being a business/recruitment endeavor that grew into family-friendship.

And even before being scouted, it is interesting how he’s sort of been interconnected with Merc before gaining his official position on the Junior Team. The bit with Nico training and working with him is especially fun, very much two greats from two generations haha.

On funding: Yes the Merc funding they have put into his is insane. I think it really speaks with just how good he is. They wouldn’t continue to foot bill if not for the continued proof of his skill, nor pay to the extent of him not looking for other sponsors.

Nepotism is so intertwined in this sport but it’s kinda sad how this grid will probably be the last with so many from non-racing/wealthy families as in the next couple years more and more wealthy/racing families will join and find their way to F1. (this isn’t to say that there isn’t a lot already, just more than now, to my knowledge)

Kimi and his relationship with Mercedes and the Wolffs is very interesting and i’d love any more input if anyone had any!

#kimi antonelli #andrea kimi antonelli #toto wolff #susie wolff #nico rosberg #antonelli motorsport #mercedes #f1 #formula 1

[robinfrinjs]

Tina Hausmann took an overall podium in her F4 debut last weekend. She managed to place third in the second Formula Winter Series race last Sunday. She also took two rookie podiums in her AKM Motorsport car, she's so far the only driver that has been able to interfere with US Racing their dominance.

#@ f1 academy. look! #anyway #tina hausmann #formula winter series #racing

[kimi-kimi-ko]

the actual interview w/ parc fermé prior to 2023 xmas, similar questions:

how he got into motorsports as a kid; transition from kart to single-seaters; handling pressure (a bit more about how he was not coping so well at the beginning of joining the academy: because of people's expectations he was afraid of making mistakes and disappointing them. but then he started to get better by turning it into motivations, thinking less about himself and just tryna do the best, etc.);

differences among the cars he drove for regional formulas UAE, Euro, and the motorsport games in terms of the weight of the cars, engines, tires, and physical demand; support from Merc; about winning the titles (he honestly wasn't expecting it to happen due to his injury towards the end of 2022, technical problems and his own mistakes leading to a bad start of the season, and his mentality not at 100% during some occasions);

does his popularity concern him: no, because not much has changed w.r.t. his private life; working for his dad's team AKM by managing the karting team whenever he could, like doing test laps together with the kart drivers; expectations for the future: set a five-year goal of getting into the top category (f1); people to thank: the Minardi family, Prema, Merc, his family, Lucky Design which designed his helmets, Alpinestars, which has been providing him with everything including his daily clothing (lol) since his karting days. said he has great relationships with all of them.

#andrea kimi #don't think there's anything more to be learned atp 4me #bg text

[juniorformulamotorsport]

2020 Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth - Team AKM Motorsport by Antonelli is born

2020 Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth – Team AKM Motorsport by Antonelli is born

The creation of the AKM Motorsport by Antonelli team has been announced, providing a route capable of bringing young drivers all the way from karting through to single seaters or GTs. As a result the team will immediately face a double commitment starting with the Italian F4 Championship powered by Abarth. Supporting the Antonelli Motorsport team are a number of important partners including Dino…

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