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Antonelli to start at Mercedes in 2025: Deciphering a risky but courageous decision
Antonelli and Russell, partners in 2025. © Mercedes
Who is Andrea Kimi Antonelli?
His face, his smile, and his small brown curls can easily evoke memories of Ayrton Senna. The more spiritual would even see in the Italian the reincarnation of the Brazilian God. Kimi doesn't quite have the same charisma or the same mystique in his gaze. But he's only at the beginning of his story, and hasn't yet experienced enough to exude the same aura as the Auriverde. The kid, who blew out his 18th candle last Sunday while his future teammate George Russell battled on the Zandvoort circuit, remains nonetheless a unique talent. The son of a team boss competing in GT in Italy, Kimi (don't see any connection with Räikkönen, we've already asked him!) lives only for driving. Capable of crossing Italy and France by train from his native Bologna just
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
31/08/2024 at 01:20 a.m.
A piece of information that is not a scoop in itself, it seemed to have been written for several weeks or even several months. That being said, bravo to Mercedes for using its channel with its Russell / Antonellli duo! In essence, we can deduce, despite Toto's regular comments, that Mick Schumacher is not a driver of the future, at least in F1...