{"id":811465,"date":"2026-07-20T03:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/811465\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T03:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:48:10","slug":"kimi-antonelli-champagne-bottle-message-earns-praise-after-f1-belgian-gp-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/811465\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimi Antonelli champagne bottle message earns praise after F1 Belgian GP win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mercedes<\/a> driver Kimi Antonelli celebrated his Belgian Grand Prix victory with a public birthday message for his father, Marco.<\/p>\n

Antonelli, who started from pole position, secured his sixth win of the season at Spa-Francorchamps after fending off Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc<\/a>. Following his post-race interview, the 19-year-old signed the bottle of Mo\u00ebt & Chandon champagne with the message, “Happy Birthday, Dad”.<\/p>\n

Fans were quick to pick up on the moment on social media, with some joking that the Formula 1 driver was “setting unrealistic standards for regular sons”.<\/p>\n

“Forever a fan of Kimi. What a wholesome moment,” one fan commented on Reddit, while another added: “Awww what a great gift for his dad. Dedicating the win to him.”<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m not crying.\u00a0You\u2019re crying,” someone else posted.<\/p>\n

Further comments included: “Another wholesome moment from Kimi, I\u2019ll be happy for him if [when] he becomes WDC.”<\/p>\n

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Antonelli’s win at the Belgian Grand Prix has extended his lead in the drivers’ championship. Heading into the weekend, he was 25 points clear of his team-mate George Russell<\/a> in second. Now, after Russell retired from the race due to a collision with Lewis Hamilton<\/a>, Antonelli sits 45 points ahead of Hamilton in second.\u00a0Russell dropped to third, five points behind the seven-time champion.<\/p>\n

“The momentum was always there. It was just about getting the result,” Antonelli said during his televised post-race interview.<\/p>\n

“Today, we were a bit lucky with what happened in terms of the championship. That’s why you have to take every opportunity because we saw it can really swing very easily, the situation.<\/p>\n

“We have to just keep performing, bringing the results and see what happens at the end of the year.”<\/p>\n

There is just one more round until the summer break. The Hungarian Grand Prix will take place at the Hungaroring from 24-26 July.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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