Nico Rosberg has urged Mercedes to take their time deciding on Lewis Hamilton's replacement.
Nico Rosberg believes it is “too early” for Mercedes boss Toto Wolff to determine whether Andrea Kimi Antonelli is ready to step up toThe highly-rated 17-year-old Italian is competing in his first F2 season this year with Prema having skipped F3, but 2016 world champion Rosberg has urged Mercedes to take their time before making a final decision.
"He needs to wait until somewhat later in the year as we see how Antonelli does in F2 also, because he does need a really strong season in F2 to make it a possibility for him to go straight to Mercedes.Antonelli has recently tested F1 machinery with Mercedes This prompted rumours that Mercedes were looking to fast-track Antonelli into an F1 seat with customer team Williams - possibly as early as this weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
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