Andrea Kimi Antonelli pointed to a critical moment that convinced Mercedes to hand him F1 seat for 2025
Andrea Kimi Antonelli says a breakthrough test at Spa-Francorchamps was key to convincing Mercedes he had overcome a key weakness and deserved an F1 race seat. The young Italian had long been in the frame to become Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at Mercedes for 2025, but early testing in an old F1 car had exposed some elements he needed to improve on.
In fact, Antonelli says that the target is to become a race winner in his rookie F1 season. 'I feel ready for F1,” he explained. “In terms of speed, I think it won't be a problem. The only thing where there will be a lot of work to do is about how to manage the weekend in the best possible way and also to learn all the procedures. So, there will be a lot of things to learn. “Definitely winning some races would be a dream.
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