Formula 1: 18-year-old Andrea Kimi Antonelli to replace Hamilton as new Mercedes driver
After weeks of rumours, Mercedes has confirmed that teenage star Kimi Antonelli will race for the German car manufacturer starting in 2025.
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After weeks of rumours, Mercedes has confirmed that teenage star Kimi Antonelli will race for the German car manufacturer starting in 2025.
MONZA, Italy — Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025, the team confirmed on Saturday.
Teenager Kimi Antonelli was named as Lewis Hamilton's replacement at Mercedes on Saturday - 24 hours after his Formula One debut ended in the wall.
Italian teenager Andrea Kimi Antonelli will step up to Formula One next season and replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, the team announced on Saturday. Antonelli, who turned 18 on August 25, will partner George Russell, another product of the team's junior programme, after Hamilton moves to Ferrari after this year. "Our 2025 driver line-up combines experience, talent, youth and out-and-out raw speed. We are excited about what George and Kimi bring to the team both as individual drivers, but also as a partnership," team chief Toto Wolff said in a statement.
:Mercedes have signed 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli to replace Lewis Hamilton next year, the Formula One team racing team said on Saturday.
Teenager Kimi Antonelli is set to be named as Lewis Hamilton's replacement at Mercedes on Saturday – 24 hours after his Formula One debut ended in the wall.
MONZA, Italy : Kimi Antonelli's crash on his Formula One practice debut with Mercedes will not harm his chances of replacing Lewis Hamilton next season, team boss Toto Wolff made clear on Friday.
MONZA, Italy :Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli, expected to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season, crashed on his Formula One practice debut at the Italian Grand Prix on Friday while Max Verstappen went fastest.