Update on Kimi Antonelli after crashing Mercedes minutes into first F1 session

“Heꦓ was ꦗpushing the limit from Lap 1, that’s always good to see"

Kimi Antonelli
Kimi Antonelli

Kimi Antonelli was given the all-clear from a trip to the medical centre after crashing his 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes in F1 Italian Grand Prix practice.

He was unhurt and his visit to the medics 🦩was standard procedure.

Antonelli returned to the Mercedes garage where Toto Wolff embraced 🐼him with an arm around the waist.

He was fit to take part in F🅺ormula 2 qualifying later on Friday afternoon.

Driving George Russell’s car as part ꧙of the rookie drivers rule on Friday, Antonelli’s fi🌌rst official Formula 1 session lasted less than 10 minutes.

He spun into the🍌 barriers at Parabolica, ending his practice early, but emerged unhཧurt.

“Sorry,” Antonelli said via team radio.

“All good, Kimi, all good,” Toto Wolff replied.

A🤡ntonelli reported ovꦺer the radio that he was okay.

Mercedes’ chief communications officer B▨radley Lord told Sky Sports while FP1 continued: “We are literally just getting the car back.

“It was a hefty impact at a high-speed corner⛎. Kimi is at the medical centre being checked out, making sure that everything is okay.

“Then we will assess the car and hopefully have it turned ar♐ound for FP2.”

Mercedes’ Lord said about Antonelli’s time behind the wheel: “We were running a floor comparison, still evaluating the update that we br♒ought to Spa.

“He had one, Lewis had the o𓂃ther on the other car. Two sets oꦜf soft tyres.

“Head on out, enjoy the experience🐓, wa🦹s the only real advice he was given.

“It’s unfortunate that it ended the way it did.

“He was pushing the limit from Lap 1, that’s always good to see. It’s all part o💞f the learning curve.”

Lord was asked how Mercedes, and Antonelli, h🎉aꦰd prepared for his drive on Friday.

“Lots of work back at the factory with the engineers in the sim, understanding the changes and how the ca𒁃r works,🎶 and everything from a driving point of view,” he said.

“He’s done thousan🎃ds of kilometres this season in a 2022 car in a testing programme✃.

“That has also been pa♉rt of Kimi’s preparation so far.”

Lord said about Antonelli’s emotional recovery: “It’s a h♒igh support envಞironment that we need to give him.

“It changes nothing.🧸 It’s part of the learning curve for a young driver."

Antonelli🔯, aged 18, is exp🌱ected to replace Lewis Hamilton as a full-time Mercedes driver in 2025.

Ham𒁃ilton’s move to 𓃲Ferrari has created a vacancy and Wolff is set to back Antonelli’s youthful promise.

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