Sam Bird
Former Formula E driver on 5 Sports Extra 3
Brilliant season by Kimi Antonelli and well overdue for Italy. He's shown George Russell a clean pair of heels all season, and he's the deserved world champion.
I think Antonelli has almost had a bit of a free hit this year. He's so young, he hasn't experienced in his life or career any massive adversity. OK, he had that crash at Monza when he was coming up and Toto Wolff put his arm around him, and he then got the seat.
He had a slightly difficult period last year, but he's not had to overcome any major crashes, anything difficult in his personal life, so I think that has kind of helped him.



