F1 rookie Kimi Antonelli clears his exams to graduate from high school

Dubai: Formula 1 rookie has been really good on the track. The 18-year-old recently secured his first podium at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Now he's proved he is no less in his academics. After the Canada success he returned home to Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna and cleared his final exams to pass from graduate from high school to graduate.

Alessandra Regina, the coordinator of Antonelli's class at the Salvemini di Casalecchio di Reno Technical Institute near Bologna, has praised him for his commitment.

"While Kimi Antonelli has always had lots of sporting commitments, he never lost sight of school and he never lost sight of the goal of taking his final exams," she told ANSA news agency.

"We are very happy and proud that Kimi is taking his final exams with his classmates," Regina said. "He is a very humble boy and his classmates support him."

Earlier this week after taking the first portion of exams, Antonelli told reporters, “I was fairly stressed, because I didn’t have much time to study. But I did my best.”

The Mercedes AMG Petronas driver said English is his favorite subject “because that’s the one that comes easiest for me.”

Antonelli added that he wanted to complete the exams, which included both written and oral sections, before the upcoming Austrian GP “so I can focus full time on racing.”