Veteran team boss Franz Tost gives his take on Antonelli and the biggest challenge he will face in F1

“The question is from the mental side, because as a young driver in F1 you have to work together with so many different parties,” he added. “The technical side, the chassis engineer, the engine engineer, the aero engineer, all the data engineers, and that means there are a lot of questions coming up.

“You also have to do the marketing work, you have to do the press work, so it’s a lot for a young driver. The teams always must be careful with young drivers not to overload them, so that on Sunday, when the red lights go out, they are not tired.”

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Asked what advice he would offer Antonelli, Tost signed off with a simple message: “Just to look forward to being an F1 driver, be focused, and do the job!”

Antonelli, who sits sixth in this year’s F2 standings ahead of the final two rounds, having won two races, will slot in alongside George Russell at the Silver Arrows.