Kimi Antonelli has revealed that Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff offered him a race seat at the German team before Lewis Hamilton's exit from the outfit was even confirmed publicly. The driver Toto Wolff eventually picked to replace Hamilton was teenage sensation Kimi Antonelli, who has now revealed that the Austrian team boss already offered him the seat in February 2024, before Hamilton's move to Ferrari was even announced. Kimi Antonelli was then put into the Mercedes in 2025 to make his debut at the age of just 18. AdKimi Antonelli shares how he responded after Toto Wolff offered him the Mercedes F1 seatToto Wolff and Kimi Antonelli at the Monaco Grand Prix - Source: GettyIn the aforementioned interview, Kimi Antonelli also shared how he reacted to Toto Wolff offering him the Mercedes F1 seat, while he was still not even an F2 rookie yet. Now, Kimi Antonelli is the championship leader with 219 points after 11 rounds in 2026, having claimed six race wins and three additional podiums to his name.