Mercedes protege Andrea Kimi Ant♚onelli has described his first time in an F1 car as an “incredible experience” as he prepares for a possible debut next year.

Antonelli is thought to be the frontrunner to replace 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025.

The 17-year-old Italian is widely regarded as the most exciti♍ng prospect outside of F1, with Mercedes contemplating putting him straight into their team after just one year in FIA Formula 2.

Antonelli is viewed as Mercedes’ own 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen♉-like prospect and 2025 would give him a year to🌞 bed in ahead of the new regulations.

He wa⛄s in action for Mercedes at the Red Bull Ring over the past two days, driving the W12 from 2021.

Antonelli completed 500🅷 kilometres across the two days - approximately 115 laps of the Austrian circuit.

“It’s been an incredible experience, it was really great to feel the powerඣ and downforce,” he said after his first F1 test.

“I loved every second of it. It was really🗹 good fu♕n and I want to thank all the team for all their hard work

♊“We di🥃d some sim work and ran through some important things ahead of the day.

“That was really useful because once I was out on ꦏtrack, I knew what the team was telling me on the radio.

“I have learned a lot in these two days, things which will be realꦜly helpful when I go back to F2.

“But I need to keep wor𝐆king, and keep im👍proving too.” 

Antonelli currently💞 sits ninthꦜ in the F2 standings with 24 points.