Mercedes prodigy Andrea Kimi Antonelli has crashed just minutes into his F1 practice debut at the Italian Grand Prix. 

The 18-year-old, who is heavily tipped to replace Ferrari-bound 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton next season, spun off into the bܫarriers at Parabolica les🍌s than 10 minutes into Friday's opening practice session at Monza. 

Antonelli had already set a time good enough for fourth in the early FP1 timesheets and had just set a purple middle sector before losing control of 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell's Mercedes at the final corner. 

The Italian was unhurt in the c🎃ollision but i♏t marks a far from ideal start to the weekend for Mercedes.

Hamilto🍎n, driving the other Mercedes, was the fasꦺtest driver on track at the time of Antonelli's incident, which red-flagged the session.

Antonelli's crash was a blow to his hopes of 🃏making an impact on home soil in Italy.

In front of his compatriots, his first spell in an official F﷽1 seas🌟on ended miserably.

It was also a less-than-ideal start to a weekend where Ant🐽onelli might hope t𒁃o be confirmed as a 2025 Mercedes driver.

Hamilton's switch to Ferrari next year means Mercedes have been hunting for a replไacement all season.

With only a few seats remaining before the 2025 F1 driver line-up is complete, Mercedes have nowhere else to turn so it seems like they intend to back the prodigious𒁏ly-gifted An🅷tonelli.

Wolff's faith in Antonelli long-term has been compared to Red Bull's decision to put a teenage Max Vers🍃tappen into the car♌.