LONDON – Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli was just eight years old when he first entered the Formula One paddock, after he was smuggled in by his racing driver dad, Marco, inside a stack of ...

Mercedes have brought Valtteri Bottas back into the fold as a “Plan B” should Kimi Antonelli’s crash rate become too much for the team, says Christian Danner. Bottas has rejoined Mercedes ...

Antonelli said walking into the paddock as an official driver in Melbourne was sure to feel surreal. "I'm going to realise more and more that this is actually real," he said. "The moment where I ...

Leclerc would be able to hold private conversations with engineers. The only Italian driver on the 2025 grid is Kimi Antonelli, the country’s first representative since Antonio Giovinazzi. Giovinazzi ...

LONDON — As an 18-year-old rookie taking over seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton's spot at Mercedes, Andrea Kimi Antonelli is having an introduction to Formula 1 unlike any other. Fortunately ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy, left, and Mercedes driver George Russell of Britain, pose ...

But to be honest I'm very happy where I am," said Antonelli, whose new team finished fourth last year. "I've been with this team for so long now, since 2018, and they became my second family.

Teenage rising star Andrea Kimi Antonelli has played down suggestions he is a “replacement” for Lewis Hamilton ahead of his debut season in Formula One. Seven-times world champion Hamilton’s move from ...

George Russell will take on the lead role at Mercedes in the 2025 season alongside the debutant Kimi Antonelli. The 18-year-old will deem his rookie season with Brackley based team and learn from the ...

Mercedes have high hopes for Antonelli, 18, who has been fast-tracked into F1 due to his stellar record in junior categories. They famously missed out on signing Max Verstappen when the Dutch ...