In an extended, stoppage-strewn race, the 19-year-old led from start to finish to claim a nerveless triumph for Mercedes that lifted him 66 points clear of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari in the drivers\u2019 championship. <\/p>\n
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Hamilton, the previous holder of the youngest winner record in the principality, finished second with Isack Hadjar third for Red Bull after battling a threatened power failure all race long. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s too many wins now, buddy,\u201d Hamilton, 41, joked with Antonelli in the drivers\u2019 cool-down room. His own career-best run of five wins in a record total of 105 had been equalled by the Italian in his first sequence following his maiden victory in China. <\/p>\n
For Antonelli, it was more spectacular confirmation of a prodigious talent and momentum that has catapulted him to stardom this year. <\/p>\n
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\u2018100% I wasn\u2019t\u2019: Piastri blasts \u2018f***ed\u2019 Monaco penalty<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m going home\u2019: Max\u2019s hilarious act after Red Bull disaster<\/a><\/p>\n MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 07: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrate.Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible weekend and an incredible race,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s one of those days when we had incredible pace. It was just coming all so naturally. <\/p>\n \u201cThe car was feeling incredible and was just giving me the confidence to push. It was a very enjoyable day.<\/p>\n \u201cThe job isn\u2019t finished. It\u2019s still a long season. We\u2019re going to keep pushing and keep raising the bar and try to keep performing like this.\u201d The nerveless Italian was unfazed by the stoppages, including a standing re-start with eight laps remaining. <\/p>\n \u201cTo be fair, I wasn\u2019t super keen on re-starting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cOnce I got away, I knew I would make it into the first corner and from that point on I enjoyed the last few laps.\u201d On pressure, as a teenager leading the title race, he said: \u201cI try to embrace the pressure and to use it for myself.\u201d <\/p>\n Selfless Lando sacrifices race for Oscar | 00:59<\/p>\n – \u2018We can\u2019t keep up\u2019 –<\/p>\n Hamilton said: \u201cI have to start by congratulating Kimi and Mercedes, my old family — they\u2019ve done it again. They\u2019ve delivered an amazing car and Kimi\u2019s doing an incredible job and delivering week in and week out. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re progressing and can\u2019t keep up with them just yet. It\u2019s probably going to take a lot of work for us to get to their level but another second place, especially in Monaco, is a great feeling. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was a really challenging race, hard to stay on track with all the different things thrown at us.\u201d <\/p>\n Hadjar, who faced a post-race investigation into a red flag infringement, had power pick-up problems but battled through to take third with help from penalties for drivers who finished ahead of him. <\/p>\n He said: \u201cIt was incredibly challenging having to cover 60 laps like that and even at the end I was still lacking power at the restart. <\/p>\n \u201cI was really fighting to stay within five seconds of Pierre (Gasly). For me, an outstanding weekend.\u201d <\/p>\n ‘Something is going to explode!’ | 00:55<\/p>\n