Kimi Antonelli has kept his word. Mercedes’ new world champion arrived at the team’s Brackley factory this week with his hair dyed green, white and red, the colours of the Italian flag, as the team celebrated its successful season at its headquarters.
Mercedes posted a video of the moment on social media on Wednesday, showing Antonelli meeting members of the team to laughter, with Toto Wolff and George Russell alongside him also laughing at his new look.
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“Kimi did it. He actually did it,” Mercedes wrote on the post.
Antonelli had promised to dye his hair earlier in the season. Before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix, he told La Gazzetta dello Sport that he was definitely going to do it, just not sure about when.
“I’ve got the cans! Now I just have to decide whether to do it this weekend or maybe wait until next week when I go to the factory in Brackley and have to speak in front of all the employees,” he said. “It would be fun to turn up there with dyed hair.”
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