00:00Kimi Antonelli has barely turned 18 years old, yet has already been heralded as a generational
00:06talent ahead of his Formula One debut with Mercedes next year.
00:11The young Italian will arrive in the sport as the most hotly tipped prospect since Max
00:15Verstappen graduated to F1.
00:18As Antonelli gets set to join the grid, we take a look at how some of the most hyped
00:22fared when they stepped up to the top tier.
00:26established himself as a popular frontrunner, taking 11 wins in his Formula One career.
00:32Ayrton Senna's speed was immediately obvious, 41 wins in an iconic career that included
00:38three world titles and countless magical moments before his untimely death in 1994.
00:44Kimi Räikkönen, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Jacky Ickx, Jacques Villeneuve, Stoffel Van Doorn,
00:50Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
00:52Some live up to it, some simply don't.
00:55But nonetheless, they've all made for superb viewing in the racing world.
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