Andrea Kimi Antonelli says Mercedes’ F1 data shows he has a similar driving style to 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton.

The 18-year-old Ital🔴ian will make the step up to F1 next season with Mercedes, replacing Hamilton, who will complete a b🌃lockbuster switch to Ferrari.

Antonelli convinced Mercedes he deserved the vacant seat alongside168澳洲5最新开奖结果: George Russell during a post-Belgian Grand Prix F1 test.

Speaking during an appearance a💎t the Festival dello Sport i♚n Trento, the Mercedes junior revealed Hamilton is helping him prepare for his F1 debut next year.

“I didn’t expect that,ꦅ he’s very nice and talks to me a lot,” Antonelli said of Hamiꦍlton.

“And looking at the data🔜, his driving style 𒐪seems similar to mine.

“I was in Singapore and l💖istening to him talk to the engineers – I learned a lot.”

Antonelli🐷 made headlines when his first FP1 outing a﷽t Monza ended in a crash just 10 minutes into the session.

Mercedes have been k🎃een to downplay expectations surrounding Antonelli but the youngster is targeting r💃ace victories in his rookie campaign.

"I feel ready for F1,” he said. “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 pos🐽sible way and also to learn all th༒e procedures. So, there will be a lot of things to learn.

“Definitely winning some races [next year] would be a dream. It won't be easy, because all the teams will have a competitive car, so it will be very difficult, but this is the target😼.

“Some podiums would also be good, but the main goal is to🌊 bring home some wins.”