BOLOGNA, Italy (AP) Formula 1 rookie Kimi Antonelli passed his final exams to graduate from high school back home in Italy just like hes been passing other cars on tracks around the world: without trouble.

The 18-year-old Mercedes driver made the announcement in an Instagram story Monday, saying promosso passed with a photo of himself wearing a laurel wreath.

After claiming his first podium result with a third-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix, Antonelli returned home to Casalecchio di Reno, near Bologna, to take his exams.

I was fairly stressed, because I didnt have much time to study. But I did my best, Antonelli told reporters after taking the first portion of exams last week.

He said English is his favorite subject because thats 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.

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AP auto racing:

意大利博洛尼亚（美联社）——F1新秀基米·安东内利在家乡意大利顺利通过高中毕业考试，正如他在全球赛道上轻松超越其他赛车一样：毫无压力。

这位18岁的梅赛德斯车手周一在Instagram快拍中宣布了这一消息，并配文“promosso”（意为“通过”），同时发布了一张自己头戴桂冠的照片。

在加拿大大奖赛以季军成绩首登领奖台后，安东内利（Antonelli）返回了位于博洛尼亚附近卡萨莱基奥-迪雷诺的家中参加考试。

安东尼利上周完成首轮考试后对记者表示：『我压力相当大，因为复习时间很有限。但我已竭尽全力。』

他表示英语是自己最喜爱的科目，因为“这门课对我来说最容易掌握”。

安东内利补充说，他希望在本周末的奥地利大奖赛之前完成包括笔试和口试在内的所有考试，这样他就能全身心投入到比赛中。

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