Mercedes wonderkid Andrea Kimi Antonelli fast tracked to F2 for 2024
The 17-year-ol🎃d Italian, who only started his single-seater career at t📖he end of 2021, will race with Prema in F2 next year.
Antonelli is widely regarded as the biggest young talent outside of F1, winniܫng five titles ov﷽er the last two years.
His talent and progress has been evidenced by the fact that Antonelli has been fast tracked to F2,🀅 c꧃ompletely bypassing FIA Formula 3.
Antonelli is likely to partner Oliver Bearman - Ferrari’s impressive British youngster - in what will complete an inc✅redible driver pairing by F2 standards.
He ha📖s been part of the Mercedes junio𒁏r team since 2019.
Speaking of the n🍨ews, he said: I'm very happy for this opportunity. From Formula Regional to Formula 2, it will be a huge jump. I'm aware that it will be very challenging because the level is really high there. It will be a new car, for me and the others as well, but it's still going to be tough.
"I don't want to set expectations, I will try to learn as💟 much as possible in testing to be ready for the first race, have fun as always, and do a good job. I'm delighted to continue with PREMA as I started my single-seater career with them and they are🥂 my second family. I love working with them."
He will get a tas♏te of the 2023 Prema at the post-season Abu Dhabi test later this month.
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