Jenson Button warning over Kimi Antonelli: “It can destroy a driver’s career”
"So there's a real balance there and teams need to b✱e careful with it."
2009 F1 world champion Jenson Button has warned Mercedes that rushing Andrea Kimi Antonelli intoᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ the team could “destroy” his careeꦓr if he fails to perform immediately.
Antonelli is reportedly the favourite to join 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell at Mercedes in F1 2025 following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton’s decision to join Ferrari.
A decision is yet to be made by Toto Wolff as he waits to see whether he can tempt 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen into a move to Brackley.
Antonelli enjoyed a breakthrough weekend in FIA Formula 2 last time out at Silverstone, dominating the sprint race in treacherous 😼🍸conditions.
Wolff believes Antonelli’s win relieves a lot of the “pres😼sure” on the Italian as the hype continues to increase ahead of his possible🎐 F1 debut next year.
As quoted by RN365, Button warned that F1 tea𒅌ms need to think about drivers under the age of 20 before putting them straight into the sport🎀.
“I don't think it was too early, I think you have to take every opportunity when it comes to you, especially for y🍨oungsters at 17, 18 or 19,” Button explained.
“You can't say no! But the teams, I think they need to really think about what they're doing to a driver in his career at that age🌠.
“If he blossoms great, but with the pressures that this sport brings, it can destroy a driver's career as well. So there's a real balance there andꦚ teams need to be careful with it.”
Button famously became the youngesℱt British driver to make h🧸is F1 debut back in 2000 at just 20 years and 53 days.
The former Williams and McLaren driver recalled 𒆙his own career where he didn’t have enough F1 testing mileage to get a super licence -ไ but he was able to get one anyway before crashing in practice
“I remember, even Martin Brundle said 'It's too young for him'," 🌊Button added. “But it was right to say that I was very young I had hardly any testing becaus💖e the engines kept blowing up.
“So I didn't have enough mileage to get a super licence but they ga🍸ve me it. I went and crashed in Melbourne in practice, and it was like 'See, we told you!'.
“And 🌼then I was run🐲ning in sixth in the race before the engine blew up. So I could have scored points in my first F1 race."
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