MONZA—Kimi Antonelli came from 19th on the grid to become the first Italian to win a home Grand Prix since Scarfiotti in 1966, but Antonelli didn’t find glory in that. Where he did find glory was on the podium when he was handed the trophy dubbed “Fragile” and immediately started carb-loading for the next race with a healthy serving of the national dish, spaghetti.
“I don’t know how I feel about coming back from 19th. Stop asking me that,” said Antonelli mid-fork-twirl. “Have you seen this trophy? Why didn’t anyone tell me these bowls existed? I’ve been eating from regular bowls this whole time, this exists, and no one told me? I will replace every single pasta bowl I own with these.”
Toto Wolff, upset by the all-you-can-eat spaghetti clause he included in Antonelli’s contract, advised the youngster to keep his eye on the prize, but Antonelli quickly retorted by pointing at the trophy as if to say, “Exactly, this is the prize.” Wolff then snuck away to smile proudly out of Russell’s sight so he wouldn’t know he’s not the favorite.
Noticing Antonelli’s excitement, Russell, who finished second, offered to help Antonelli’s replacement pursuits and give him his second-place trophy. Unfortunately, Antonelli declined to take him up on his offer because his trophy is too small and doesn’t quite fit the portions of spaghetti he’s looking to consume.
It’s unclear if Antonelli is looking to replace his pasta bowls by winning Monza once a year for the next decade or if he’s going to pay to have new trophies made, but one thing is for certain: when you come back from 19th, you get to do whatever you want, and also Russell is the new Bottas.