A Guardian report said Toto Wolff has said it is too soon to compare his world champion driver, Kimi Antonelli, to the Brazilian Formula One great Ayrton Senna. According to the report, Wolff nonetheless said the Italian might yet develop into a driver comparable to Senna, whom Antonelli grew up idolizing.
In the report, Wolff described Antonelli as a "Senninha and not a Senna yet." The Guardian's summary does not include further remarks from Wolff on the comparison.
According to The Guardian, Antonelli sealed his first Formula One world championship at the Mexican race. The summary refers to Antonelli as Wolff's world champion driver, but it ends before naming the event in full, so this account does not provide its date, its result, or the final standings.
The Guardian's summary does not include any comment from Antonelli, and it does not say how Wolff's view was received by others. Based on the summary, the central point of the report is that comparisons between the two drivers are premature at this stage.
The report was written by Giles Richards and published November 9, 2026, according to The Guardian. The summary also described Senna as a Brazilian who won three titles, a detail The Guardian gave in noting that the world champion driver grew up idolizing him.
Sources: The Guardian: ‘Senna was Senna’: Wolff says it is too soon to compare Kimi Antonelli to F1 great.