Antonelli 'walks over water' for win that will go down in F1 folklore

Kimi Antonelli's stunning victory in the Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid will go down in Formula 1 folklore - and, remarkably, his team boss Toto Wolff said that he had seen it coming on Saturday.

After Sunday's race, Wolff said that beforehand he thought that one of his two drivers was going to be standing on the top of the podium.

It was an eye-opening statement given they started the race 17 places apart on the grid, George Russell on the front row alongside shock pole winner Pierre Gasly's Alpine; Antonelli on the penultimate row.

"I thought one of the two is going to win," Wolff said. "Either George, because he was on the front row, or Kimi because he's going to walk over water, here at Monza. And I felt that yesterday also."

Wolff was asked to explain why he felt a performance he was comparing to a miracle was on the cards.

"It's been a while that I've seen drivers," he said. "Energy levels, mindset or behavioural pattern. I knew that was his mission today, to win the race. I chatted with his father yesterday. The father also saw that coming.

"These are the moments where you can see how a weekend is panning out through the sessions that a special moment can come."

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