Kimi Antonelli as a driving instructor

      Kimi Antonelli masterfully drives any car, not just racing ones, there's no doubt about that, but how will he handle the role of a driving instructor? This is the subject of a rather amusing video shared yesterday by Amelia Dimoldenberg, a popular British blogger with millions of subscribers on YouTube. The program was filmed during the Austrian racing weekend but was only published now, starting with Kimi driving a black Mercedes crossover around the Red Bull Ring, with Amelia in the passenger seat.

      To begin with, he actively turns the steering wheel in different directions, and the passenger nervously asks what's happening, but the Mercedes driver explains that he is just warming up the tires. In the end, the lady exclaims, "Kimi, stop! This is unacceptable! I knew you were young, but I didn't know you were this immature!" "How rude!" Kimi responds. Of course, everything is going according to the program's script, but it's fun to watch from the outside.

      Next, Amelia asks Kimi a provocative question about the last time he did "donuts." Antonelli assured her that he hadn't done it in a long time but decided to try if this simple trick would work on a heavy crossover. The passenger was genuinely scared, even squealing, but no matter how hard Kimi tried, he couldn't manage to do "donuts" in this car. The engine roared, the tires squealed, but it was hard to call it donuts. It ended with Amelia pleading, "Wait, can we stop for a second, I'm really getting nauseous." "That's not a 'donut,' for that the car needs to slide much more," Kimi explained. After that, the conversation shifted to a gastronomic and philological plane, as in Italian, the word for donut as a pastry and what drivers sometimes indulge in to celebrate their success are different words.

      When Amelia asked if he liked donuts, Kimi replied that he could indulge in them only when his coach wasn't watching. "But he gives me a special 'cheat' day, and then I prefer hamburgers, pizza, or pasta. Although pasta isn't included in that list; I eat it every day. And I also love ice cream – I eat a lot of it!"

      Then they switched places, Amelia took the wheel, and the racer became her instructor. She asked for permission to try doing a "donut," and Kimi allowed her to attempt it but warned her to keep the car intact since he was given this crossover for the entire weekend. Of course, she didn't succeed, and it nearly ended up in the gravel. "Actually, this is my last driving lesson," Amelia said. "That means I should already be able to drive well, which is why I wanted to try a 'donut,' because real professionals do them, and professionals can do whatever they want."

      In the end, she received a score of 5.5 out of 10 from Kimi. And, of course, she was dissatisfied with it. However, it seems the viewers were pleased: in just one day, the video gathered over 1.1 million views and more than 32 thousand likes. One viewer left a comment: "Kimi has the audacity of George Russell and the sarcasm of Max Verstappen – a true heir to them!"