Motor racing-Antonelli putting championship to the back of his mind after best day of his life赛车——安东内利在经历了人生中最美好的一天后，将冠军头衔抛诸脑后
MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Kimi Antonelli looks more and more like Formula One's next champion but the Mercedes driver said on Thursday he wanted to push title thoughts to the back of his mind and just focus on driving.
Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy - September 6, 2026 Mercedes' Andrea Kimi Antonelli kisses the trophy and celebrates with fans after winning the race REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki
MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Kimi Antonelli looks more and more like Formula One's next champion but the Mercedes driver said on Thursday he wanted to push title thoughts to the back of his mind and just focus on driving.
The 20-year-old told reporters at the Spanish Grand Prix that winning his home Italian race at Monza in front of tens of thousands of cheering compatriots last Sunday, from 19th place on the grid after engine penalties, had been the best day of his life "so far".
Eating spaghetti out of the winner's silver trophy also tasted pretty good, and Antonelli said his WhatsApps had exploded with messages from the likes of MotoGP great Valentino Rossi,but there was still a long way to go and he was not about to be distracted.
"I don't really want to drive thinking about championships," he said.
"I think Monza was the proof that I wasn't driving thinking about or worrying about the championship. I was just driving to win, to do my best.
"Of course there might be occasions in the future where, before taking a certain decision, I might think about the championship. But the thing I want to avoid is going on a track for a free practice or a qualifying or even a race thinking about or worrying about the championship. That's the thing I want to avoid at all costs."
Antonelli is 66 points clear of teammate George Russell, the pre-season favourite who is running out of races to get back in the game.
The Briton has won two races to the Italian's seven, including five in a row.
"I think I would definitely need some luck and some good performances," Russell said of his own chances.
"It's not really something I'm thinking about because as I said right now he's performing better than me so he deserves to be leading the championship... I'm focused on driving faster and just finding more performance."
The new Madring circuit hosts the Spanish Grand Prix for the first time this weekend, with all drivers facing a new challenge.
(Reporting by Alan BaldwinEditing by Christian Radnedge)
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一级方程式赛车（F1）——意大利大奖赛——意大利蒙扎国家赛车场——2026年9月6日，梅赛德斯车队的安德烈亚·基米·安东内利在赢得比赛后亲吻奖杯并与车迷庆祝。（路透社/雅库布·波尔齐茨基摄）
马德里，9 月 10 日（路透社）——基米·安东内利看起来越来越像是 F1 的下一位冠军，但这位梅赛德斯车手周四表示，他想把争夺冠军的想法抛到脑后，只专注于驾驶。
这位 20 岁的车手在西班牙大奖赛上告诉记者，上周日，在蒙扎赛道，在数万名欢呼雀跃的同胞面前，从发车位第 19 位（由于引擎处罚）一路追赶最终赢得家乡意大利比赛的冠军，是他“迄今为止”人生中最美好的一天。
用冠军的银奖杯吃意大利面也相当美味，安东内利说他的 WhatsApp 收到了来自 MotoGP 传奇人物瓦伦蒂诺·罗西等人的信息，但路还很长，他不会因此分心。
“我不想在开车的时候想着冠军，”他说。
“我认为蒙扎站的比赛证明了我开车时并没有想着或担心总冠军。我只是想赢，想做到最好。”
“当然，未来或许会有那么一些时候，在做出某些决定之前，我会考虑总冠军。但我最想避免的就是在自由练习、排位赛甚至正赛中，一边思考或担忧总冠军一边上赛道。这是我无论如何都要避免的。”
安东内利领先队友乔治·拉塞尔 66 分，拉塞尔是赛季前的夺冠热门，但他想要重回正轨的机会已经不多了。
英国人赢得了两场比赛，而意大利人赢得了七场，其中包括五连胜。
“我认为我肯定需要一些运气和一些出色的表现，”拉塞尔谈到自己的机会时说道。
“我并没有真正考虑过这个问题，因为正如我刚才所说，他现在的表现比我好，所以他理应领先积分榜……我专注于提高速度，寻找更好的驾驶表现。”
本周末，全新的马德里赛道将首次举办西班牙大奖赛，所有车手都将面临新的挑战。
（艾伦·鲍德温报道，克里斯蒂安·拉德内奇编辑）
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