Andrea Kimi Antonelli has beaten Jack Doohan in taking race car #12 next season after both set their sights on the same digit.Under Formula 1’s current sporting regulations, drivers have to choose a permanent number that they keep for their entire F1 career.Numbers only become available if a driver’s F1Continue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 chief Toto Wolff says he decided Andrea Kimi Antonelli would be Lewis Hamilton’s successor “five minutes after” he learned of the Briton’s Ferrari move.On Saturday, Mercedes finally announced that 18-year-old Antonelli will be promoted to a race seat next year alongside George Russell as Hamilton’s replacement.The announcement bringsContinue Reading
Oscar Piastri says it is too early for him to consider playing a support role to help Lando Norris’ Formula 1 world title bid.Off the back of an upswing in form for McLaren, Norris has an outside chance of snatching the championship from the grasp of current leader Max Verstappen.But,Continue Reading
Mercedes is working to address a severe seat heat issue at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix after its race drivers complained about the problem in the FP2 session it led.The German manufacturer has dominated the early storylines from Monza with Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s crash and announcement of his 2025 raceContinue Reading
Williams Formula 1 team boss James Vowles has apologised to Mick Schumacher for remarks he made about him not being “special”.In the wake of Williams electing to take rookie Franco Colapinto rather than the more experienced Schumacher as replacement for Logan Sargeant, Vowles spoke to media on Friday at MonzaContinue Reading
Finally, it’s out: Andrea Kimi Antonelli will race for Mercedes as Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in the 2025 Formula 1 season.In signing with the Silver Arrows squad, Antonelli breaks a long tradition, which stretches back 70 years to 1954 and the season Karl Kling made his world championship F1 debutContinue Reading
Mercedes has finally confirmed that Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be Lewis Hamilton’s replacement in Formula 1 next year.The young Italian had been widely tipped for the seat alongside George Russell for several months, despite the German manufacturer’s flirting with Max Verstappen.And while Antonelli has faced perhaps more struggles in FormulaContinue Reading
The 2024 Italian Grand Prix is baking – 3°C hotter (at 34°C ambient) than in the 2023 Monza race so far, with a near 10°C accompanying rise on track temperatures. This may well combine with the major track surface change here to significantly alter race strategy.Again this term, four Formula 1Continue Reading
Mercedes Formula 1 team boss Toto Wolff says Williams’ James Vowles “could have done without” his blunt evaluation of Mick Schumacher.Mercedes reserve Schumacher was in the frame to replace ousted Logan Sargeant from this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix onwards, as was Red Bull reserve Liam Lawson.With Red Bull wanting toContinue Reading
F1 began the Italian Grand Prix by welcoming Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Mercedes for his debut FP1 session, while at Williams Franco Colapinto has replaced Logan Sargeant for the remainder of the season. While the latter built his pace steadily, Antonelli got off to a flying start before losing control at the ParabolicaContinue Reading