His 2025 Formula 1 debut with Mercedes isn't even definitively decided or announced yet, but few drivers would be arriving on the big stage with the plaudits or the weight of expectation as Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Celebrating his 18th birthday on the Sunday of the Dutch Grand Prix later this month, Antonelli has had nothing but a meteoric rise, having vaulted directly from Formula Regional into an F2 seat, all while being groomed to be the heir of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
