Andrea Kimi Antonelli moves up to FRECA and continues with Prema

The logical continuation. A few days after achieving the F4 Italy double/F4 Germany, Andrea Kimi Antonelli continues to climb the ladder of the pyramid of Single seat. The Transalpine has indeed been confirmed in the ranks of Prema for the 2023 FRECA season.

« I am very happy to be able to discover this new category, savor the protégé de Mercedes. The FRECA will be a completely new experience for me, with a car to learn about, but I can't wait to get started. There is a lot of work to do to prepare for next year and arrive on the grid in top shape, and I will do my best to live up to the mission »

For his first full year in F4 (he competed in 3 rounds in 2021), Andrea Kimi Antonelli scored 22 victories in 40 races. “ We've been really impressed with how Kimi has adapted to single-seaters and with his results in his first full season in Formula 4, so we're obviously looking forward to seeing his development in the future, underlines team principal Rene Rosin. However, the transition to the Regional Formula is not easy and we have had the opportunity to see this over the last two years. We think we need to avoid raising expectations too much to allow Kimi to work smoothly and without too much pressure. I am sure that with our help and the support of Mercedes it will quickly become a competitor »

The portrait of Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be found in issue No. 2386 available from Monday at 20:00 p.m. in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands.