Antonelli still washes his own car by hand as F1 title chance nears
Archive photograph: Kimi Antonelli · 2025-10-17Archive photo · 2025-10-17 · Kuyper · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Mercedes driver says he prefers cleaning his Mercedes-AMG GT63 by hand and avoids automatic car washes; he could clinch the title at the United States Grand Prix.
Kimi Antonelli says he still washes his own car by hand at home, even as he heads into a United States Grand Prix weekend in which he could clinch the Formula 1 title.
At the launch of Mercedes’ United States Grand Prix livery, he said he avoids automatic car washes and enjoys looking after his Mercedes-AMG GT63 road car. “I always like to wash by hand, myself,” Antonelli said.
Antonelli arrived in Austin with a 102-point lead over team-mate George Russell. A title would make him F1’s youngest champion and the first Italian to win the title since Alberto Ascari in 1953.
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