Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton gave Kimi Antonelli ‘frenemy’ advice for the start of the Formula 1 Monaco GP. The Italian will start from pole, ahead of the Dutchman and the Briton.
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First, the Mercedes driver was asked how he would approach the start on Sunday in Monte Carlo. To this, he replied that “I mean, at the start in Montreal, for the first time I didn’t lose… Well, I still lost a position on Sunday.”
“But for the first time I didn’t lose six or seven positions, so it was a step forward. It’s a very short straight to Monaco, to turn 1, so, yes, I just need to make a clean start, not try to make the ‘magic start’, and then we’ll see what happens,” he added.
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Then, it was the turn of the four-time and seven-time Formula 1 champions to be asked what advice they would give to their 19-year-old opponent. Not taking it too seriously, the Red Bull driver said, “So, when the lights go out, you wait 1s, and then… That’s my advice.”
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Joining in, Hamilton replied with a smile, “two seconds.”
