Kimi Antonelli debuted in the team mercedes in free practice at Monza, on August 30. The young Italian driver is the rising star of the German team and the Toto Wolff They both want to protect and care for him.
Unfortunately, despite showing a high speed just leaving the pit lane, and only ten minutes into the session, the Italian driver lost control of the car and crashed. mercedes against the outer wall of the legendary parabolic curve.
mercedes admitted that he underestimated the pressure he would face Andrea Kimi Antonelli in his first FP1 session in Formula 1, which took place in his country of birth. The German manufacturer chose to provide Antonelli his first official session behind the wheel of his car during the Italian Grand Prix, at the same time as the announcement of his inclusion as a driver for 2025, an additional pressure that took its toll on him.
Thinking about what happened that day, the owner of Mercedes, Toto Wolffconsidering that it is not a mistake to allow Antonelli had his first session at monza under those conditions. However, he admitted that, in retrospect, it made more sense to give him his overseas debut before facing the pressure of competing at home.
Finally, Toto Wolff expressed his full confidence in the young Italian driver, but warned about the need to give him time to develop: “We have to give him time to develop. We didn’t expect that, coming to Australia [en la primera carrera del año que viene]destroy the whole world. “That was not what was expected.”
“I don’t think it should be anyone’s expectation. You have to give it time to develop, and then it can be very good. But you have to give it time”
Source: La Verdad
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