Inside Kimi Antonelli’s Bespoke Home F1 Simulator That’s Every Bit as Serious as His Career Kimi Antonelli is an Italian racing driver competing in Formula 1 for Mercedes, and he’s already racked up five grand prix wins. Between race weekends, the 19-year-old doesn’t just unwind – he trains. And now we know exactly what that training setup looks like. Antonelli is the tenth Formula 1 driver to commission a Cool Performance simulator, with his bespoke Formula Pro mirroring his 2026 Mercedes-AMG car and built for training, preparation, and a bit of fun between races. Cool Performance founder Oliver Norris recently walked through the build on video, and the level of detail involved makes it clear this isn’t a consumer sim dressed up in carbon fiber. Three months of collaboration went into making it. The Build Is Personal Right Down to the Pedals The most striking thing about the rig aesthetically is how completely it reflects Antonelli’s identity on track. Designed in collaboration with Kimi, the simulator features a bespoke two-tone livery inspired by his 2026 Formula 1 car, with custom paintwork and coordinated colour accents throughout the cockpit. Turquoise accents run through the seat stitching, side panels, and spacers, and the rear panel carries his initials, race number, and signature – the “KA12” branding that follows him from helmet to helmet in real competition. Kimi chose the number 12 for his F1 career, the same number he ran when he won the FRECA title in 2023. The simulator features a bespoke carbon rear panel with precision-cut lettering, a full carbon fibre footplate, and machined carbon chassis blocks with accent spacers finished in his signature Mercedes-AMG inspired colour scheme – all constructed from over 40 individually manufactured components, hand-built at Cool Performance’s UK workshop. Where it gets genuinely serious is under