Hamilton, Verstappen Joke 1-2 Seconds on Antonelli's Monaco Start After 19-Year-Old Takes Pole
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Updated · Motorsport.com · Jun 6
Hamilton, Verstappen Joke 1-2 Seconds on Antonelli's Monaco Start After 19-Year-Old Takes Pole
3 articles · Updated · Motorsport.com · Jun 6
Summary
Kimi Antonelli's Monaco pole quickly turned into a light-hearted press-conference moment when Max Verstappen told the 19-year-old to wait 1 second at lights-out and Lewis Hamilton added: "Yeah, two seconds."
The joke landed because Antonelli has repeatedly struggled off the line, though he said Montreal was progress after he stopped losing "six or seven places" and now just wants a clean start into Monaco's short run to Turn 1.
Antonelli still heads the drivers' championship by 43 points over Mercedes teammate George Russell, while Verstappen will start second and Hamilton third on Sunday's grid.
Fans amplified the exchange across social media, praising the chemistry between the three front-runners and casting Hamilton and Verstappen as playful elder statesmen around F1's newest pole-sitter.