“Chuck him out” theory dismissed as Mercedes told to stick with Kimi Antonelli

"Breathing space" plea for Toto Wolff

Kimi Antonelli
Kimi Antonelli

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mercedes have been told to give 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Kimi Antonelli “breathing space” in his rookie campaign.

Teenage stജarlet Antonelli was picked by Toto Wolff to beꦏcome the replacement for Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025.

Although supremely talented, Antonelli’s adaption to Formula 1 remain🍸s to be🌜 seen.

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“We don’t know where Mercedes will rack up in the pecking ﷽order, in the past fe🐟w seasons they’ve been neither here nor there for large quantities,” Lewis Larkam told the Crash F1 podcast.

“They haven’t strung together championship ꩵcampaigns, they have had flashes of performances like in Vegas. But they had no explanation for how they achieved it.

“If that continues into 2025, as I anticipate that it will, at least early on, it’s diffic🧔ult to have a set goal for Anto🤪nelli.

“Based on what we’ve heard from Toto Wolff, I don’t think𓄧 they will be setting specific goals to achieve.

“He has been very keen to downplayꦿ the hype 🌟around Antonelli.

“Kimi will want podiu♒ms, wins and pole positions but I’m not sure there will be a specific target set.

“While there is an element of being under pressure, he’s got to b🔯e given bre▨athing space initially.

“They are bringing in an 18 year old who pot꧒entially has a massive future. They see him 💝as their answer to Max Verstappen.

“I don’t see that they will just chuck him out if he has a ཧslow start, or isn’t beating the standards expected.

“Mercedes might be happy if he goes under the radar, and doesn’t crash the car, rather than pulling out performances ཧthat will come in time.”

'Raw pace' predicted for Kimi Antonelli

Connor McDonagh said: “It’s a good year for Antonelli to joi꧃n. 2026 is the big year. Toto has spoken about how the feeling inside the team is good, ahead of the new engines.

“It will be a year of learning for Antonelli.

🍬“We will see his raw pace but with tyre management, you can improve that.

“In Charles Leclerc’s first yeꦉar, he was rapid against Sebastian Vettel. In his second year, his tyre management really improved.”

Lewis Larkam continued: “Os🦄car Piastri was also undoubtedly quick in his first year, but he has improved with his consi🐭stency and his tyre management.

“It will be a similar case for Antonelli.

“It’s ideal for Mercedes to bring him in now, with less pressure. Mercedes are playing the lon𓆏g game with Antonelli✱.

“They see him as their future. T𝔍his is his chance to make mistakes before they are in a championship-winning position, when expectations will be very different.”

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