Potential Lewis Hamilton replacement’s 2025 audition ramps up with F1 test debut

The 17-year-old Italian is getting his first taste of F1 machinery on Tuesday in a 2021 Mercedes W12 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. George Russell Mercedes are evaluating their highly-rated protege in the first of two F1 tests planned for this year, with Antonelli also scheduled to drive the team’s 2022 car later this season.

Despite enduring a tough start to the F2 season, Antonelli has already racked up the required super licence points thanks to his title triumphs in ADAC F4 and Formula Regional championships.Once the former karting phenomenon turns 18 on August 25, he will be eligible to race in F1. “What we have done is added more days, but what you will see in the next few months has been in place, whether or not he's going to sit in a Formula 1 car next year.

“Obviously, he's been our young boy since a long time and we're keen to see what he's able to do in a Formula 1 car.

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