Drivers
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
- Team Mercedes
- Date of birth 25/08/2006
- Place of birth Bologna, Italy
- Debut Australia, 2025 (Mercedes)
Antonelli will shunt cars this season, will make rookie mistakes, and will be forgiven for them because he’s so rapid. Nico Rosberg, no stranger to winning for Mercedes, told Sky Germany that Antonelli “has the talent to become the best of the next generation”. It’s a big call, but not one that’s unjustified.
Comparisons to Max Verstappen – who began his career as a 17-year-old 10 years ago – will be inevitable. Young Verstappen, lest we forget, ruffled feathers and bent some Toro Rossos, and he turned out alright …
Teammate
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