Veronica Pomaro, mother of the F1 world champion: “We still pay Kimi. He has a monthly budget that he must respect. If he goes on vacation, he knows he cannot exceed it”

Andrea’s parents Kimi Antonellithe youngest world champion in F1 history, are clear: Their son’s title won a few weeks ago in Mexico is not going to change their lives. In any case, your son’s, but they are there to support him, remind him to keep his feet on the ground and, among other things, to learn to manage his money.

The boy puts a lot of effort into it. He knows what he doesn’t want to be in a few years. And the need to continue representing very clear values. He doesn’t want success to go to his head and he does his part with a tremendously well-equipped mind and an inappropriate maturity for a kid his age. But as in the case of Lindblad, the environment is essential. And proof of this is how the parents of Kimi Antonelli to manage her first millionaire salaries and fame.

This gets to the point that Marco Antonelli and Veronica Pomaro (also known as Veronica Antonelli) have reached a pact with his son as payment, or ‘paghetta’, concept that has been made viral in recent weeks in Italy in relation to the new world champion. The money belongs to the child, but the parents have established a monthly spending limit that cannot be exceeded under any circumstances..

Because? The explanation is simple: so that the kid learns to manage money thinking about the future and being able to have a good asset when he is going to retire from F1. And in the end, that also helps him to continue with a life similar to the one he has now, in order to continue being the same, without success going to his head.

“Veronica and I have never stopped working, even though many people think that we do nothing. The only thing that has changed compared to the past is that now we also have to keep an eye on Kimi. It has never gone to his head and He is not interested in fame or money. Think that he still receives a payment,” the father, Marco Antonelli, revealed weeks ago to the Italian media.

And Veronica, the mother, confirmed it: “He has a monthly budget that he has to respect. If he goes on vacation, he knows he can’t go over it. It won’t be like that forever, but he’s still young. Kimi is fine with it and now his only concern is the cars. In fact, sometimes he says that he would like to buy a car,” the Bolognese champion’s mother told the Italian press.

The father explained it again and clarified that concept

Given these statements, Marco was asked again to speak in more detail and specificity about that famous ‘pay’. And Marco made it clear that it is not that parents manage their child’s money. The money is Kimi’s. But simply, it is an agreed spending limit, similar to receiving a payment.

In Italy, many people did not understand why parents should assign him a monthly expense if the money belongs to Kimi, for the work he does in F1. And Marco, in the aforementioned interview, explained himself.

“A lot of people have made fun of it. Nobody touches our son’s money. I always pay for him, even if he is an F1 driver. For me it is inconceivable that a child has to pay for his parents“, said.

“The ‘pay’ is a way to teach him to save and manage money sensibly. The money is his and no one touches it, but he has a monthly spending limit. We want to prevent him from becoming a spender when he grows up. and that, at the end of his career, he finds himself with nothing, as has happened to other champions”Marco commented.

“Kimi knows how much he can spend and adjusts to that amount when he makes ends meet. We have an agreement that takes into account his life as a twenty-year-old boy traveling around the world. Learning to save is something completely normal for a young person, even if he earns a lot of money. This is also part of his education,” Marco added.

He is an F1 champion, but that does not mean that Kimi is still a 20-year-old boy with a lot to learn about life. Their parents are fundamental in that process. A good, sane environment that puts you in your place, that tells you the things you do wrong and that knows how to take care of you, understand you and help you, is essential for any athlete. Kimi has it. And that victory is much more important than that of an F1 Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli, one of the lowest base salaries in F1

Marco explained it in an interview with the Italian news agency ‘Adnkronos’: “He’s a rookie, he doesn’t earn tens of millions of euros,” Marco said. And, despite being the champion, the fact that he is only in his second season and that he came from an irregular first year means that Kimi has become the new king of F1 with one of the lowest salaries in the category.

Some specialized portals suggest that he would be the 17th pilot (of 22) for base salary, with a salary of 2 million euros.

Others claim that their base salary in their second year is somewhat higher, 5 million euros.although very far from the 70 million dollars that he is said to charge Max Verstappen in 2026 (before its million-dollar renovation), Hamilton’s 60sor the around 40 million annually for which Fernando Alonso has renewed for Aston Martin.

Nevertheless, It is said that he could have made gold this year due to the bonuses for victories in Grand Prix that would allow him to increase his income up to 15 or 16 million euros. And to this we should add, according to ‘Marca’, 10 million euros for the Drivers title and another 10 for the Constructors title. But it’s all rumors, since the contracts are confidential. The only thing certain is that, despite the millions, Marco and Veronica want their son to learn to save and not waste. And Kimi accepts it. That says a lot about his parents, but also about the pilot himself.