After an impressive start to his single-seater career, the highly-rated 17-year-old has been fast-tracked to F2 for this season, wher🎶e he will race for Prema. 

Since joining Mercedes’ junior roster in 2019, the Italian has been billed as a potential successor to Lewis Hamilton, whose contract runs until the end of🎶 the 2025 season. 

Antonelli may fin🐼d himself in with a shot of landing an F🐭1 drive with one of Mercedes’ customer teams, according to . 

Barretto said the 2023 Formula Regional European and Middle East Championship champion “could yet be a contender f💟or a seat next year”. 

“While there would be no room for him at Mercedes, Toto Wolff could perhaps look to place him at another team to build up his experience,” he continued. ♛;

“He did just that with George Russell at Williams – and they might be on the lo꧅ok out for a driver anyway in ’25…"

Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant will once again form Williams’ driver line-up in 2024, but the latter’s long-term future is by no means secure.&𒁏nbsp;

After a shaky rookie campaign, Sargeant faces an important season to prove h🀅e deserves to hold onto his seat, while Albon is thoug๊ht to be attracting attention from bigger teams.