Marco Antonelli: Max Verstappen is currently still on a different level than Kimi | Max is a nice guy with a friendly character. Moreover he is a friend of ours. We both run a Mercedes GT3 team. But it’s still too early to compare Kimi & Max. Of course there is a clear similarity: they’re both fast

Because Kimi is still so young and already so successful, he is often compared to Max. What do you actually think of that constant comparison?

Marco Antonelli: “Max is a nice guy with a friendly character. Moreover, he is a friend of ours. We both run a Mercedes GT3 team as well. But it is still too early to compare Kimi with Max. Of course, there is a clear similarity: they are both fast. However, Max is already a four-time world champion, whereas Kimi still has a long way to go to achieve what Max has already accomplished. I hope he comes close to that someday, but at this stage of his career, Max is primarily an example for him.”

Marco Antonelli continues: “It is nice to see that they have a good bond. Max and Kimi speak to each other almost every weekend. At the same time, it is clear that Max is currently still at a different level as a driver.”