Mercedes junior, and next year’s full-time replacement for Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Antonelli will get back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car as he takes part in his second FP1 session of the season in Mexico.
The 18-year-old Italian will take over Hamilton’s W15 in Mexico City, having also driven on Friday at Monza in September.
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However, the teenager’s session in Italy came to an early end as a high-speed crash saw him put his borrowed car into the Monza wall just minutes into his debut.
That crash had no bearing on Mercedes’ decision to promote the youngster, with Antonelli confirmed as Hamilton’s replacement at the Silver Arrows the very next day, and the youngster will get another opportunity to show what he is capable of around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez this weekend.
