Kimi Antonelli keeps his promise: turns up to World Championship celebrations with dyed hair

The new Formula 1 World Champion, Kimi Antonelli, turned up at the party in Brackley with green, white and red hair, where Mercedes celebrated its two World Championship titles with staff

Kimi Antonelli has kept his word. The new Mercedes Formula 1 World Champion turned up at the team’s factory in Brackley this week with his hair dyed green, white and red – the colours of the Italian flag. The team celebrated the successful 2026 season at its headquarters.

Mercedes posted a video of the moment on social media on Wednesday. It shows Antonelli meeting team members amid laughter, whilst team principal Toto Wolff and George Russell stand beside him, laughing at his new look.

“Kimi’s done it. He’s really done it,” Mercedes wrote in the post. Antonelli had previously promised during the season that he would dye his hair. Ahead of the São Paulo Grand Prix, he told *La Gazzetta dello Sport* that he would definitely do it, but wasn’t yet sure when.

“I’ve got the tins! Now I just have to decide whether to do it this weekend or perhaps wait until next week, when I go to the factory in Brackley and have to speak in front of all the staff,” he said. “It would be funny to turn up there with dyed hair.”

Freed from Desire, Brackley remix 😍

Feat. Toto, Kimi and George 🎶 https://t.co/DISfApPHeg

— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) 11 November 2026

He opted for Brackley, where he and the team used the race-free week to celebrate the World Championship. Antonelli had already secured the drivers’ title in Mexico, with four races still to go, becoming the youngest Formula 1 world champion to date at the age of 20, as well as the first Italian champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953.

This season, only his second in Formula 1, Antonelli has won nine Grands Prix so far. Mercedes then went on to clinch their first Constructors’ title since 2021 ahead of schedule on Sunday in Brazil.

Antonelli’s own race, however, proved difficult. After switching to slicks, he spun whilst leading and eventually finished the race in fifth place. It was the first race of the season in which no Mercedes finished on the podium.