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Teenager Antonelli Paying Price for 'Wrong Steps' by Mercedes
FORMULA 1 RACING CIRCUIT LOCATIONS, JUL 29 – Mercedes' 2025 car development errors are impacting rookie Kimi Antonelli's performance more than George Russell's, with Antonelli retiring four times in seven races, engineers said.
- Eighteen-Year-Old Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli took his first F1 podium by finishing third in Canada in June but has struggled since, including poor finishes in Belgium.
- Technical director James Allison said Mercedes made wrong steps in car development that have made the team less competitive, impacting Antonelli's performance.
- Over the past seven races, Antonelli has withdrawn from competition on four occasions and revealed during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend that he is struggling with confidence in the car, which has affected his driving performance.
- During a post-race discussion in Belgium on July 29, Allison commented that Antonelli is extremely frustrated with the recent string of poor results, but expressed confidence that performance will improve once the car is upgraded. Meanwhile, Hamilton showed understanding toward the rookie’s difficult situation.
- Mercedes currently holds third place in the standings, trailing second-place Ferrari by 28 points, indicating a clear need for car enhancements to better support Antonelli and the rest of the team ahead of the summer break.
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Motor racing-Teenager Antonelli paying price for 'wrong steps' by Mercedes
LONDON (Reuters) -Mercedes have made mistakes in developing their Formula One car and teenage Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli's struggles are a consequence of that, according to technical director James Allison. Read full story
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Teenager Antonelli paying price for 'wrong steps' by Mercedes
LONDON :Mercedes have made mistakes in developing their Formula One car and teenage Italian rookie Kimi Antonelli's struggles are a consequence of that, according to technical director James Allison.Antonelli, 18, finished third in Canada in June for his first F1 podium but has since failed to score.He
Antonelli 'Massively Fed Up' in Mercedes Admission
Mercedes has taken the blame for Kimi Antonelli’s recent slide in form during his debut Formula 1 season, with team insiders pointing to car tweaks that have hit the young Italian harder than his teammate George Russell. Trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin explained that updates to the W16 chassis over the past few races have made the car trickier to handle, disrupting the balance that suited Antonelli earlier in 2025. “We’ve shifted t…
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