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Why Mercedes wants Antonelli to ‘grow into’ F1 and ‘make mistakes’

On the face of it, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff giving an interview to Auto Motor und Sport carefully downplaying expectations surrounding rookie driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli seems like a typical piece of off-season ‘noise’. Very little of it would provoke angry debate in the sanctified halls of the Oxford Union.

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Get to know F1's six rookies of the 2025 season

After a rookie-free season, the F1 paddock welcomes a fresh group of young talent, ready to prove themselves worthy of a seat.

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The remarkable motorsport stories you may have missed in 2024

During a record-breaking season of 24 Formula 1 races, there was always likely to be the odd gem of a story that had a short shelf-life before being overtaken on the news agenda.

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Alonso claims Bortoleto is F1's best rookie for 2025

Fernando Alonso has claimed new Formula 2 champion Gabriel Bortoleto is the best rookie on Formula 1’s 2025 grid.

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F1 Abu Dhabi post-season test: Leclerc heads Sainz to close out 2024

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has ended the last day of running in 2024 on top at Formula 1's Abu Dhabi post-season test.

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Leclerc quickest as Abu Dhabi F1 test ends

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc ended the last day of 2024 Formula 1 running on top at Abu Dhabi's post-season test.

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Antonelli forced out of Super Formula test due to illness

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has pulled out of this week's Super Formula test at Suzuka.

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Antonelli, Bearman headline Super Formula Suzuka test as full entry list is revealed

Super Formula has released the entry list for this week’s post-season test at Suzuka, headlined by 2025 Formula 1 drivers Oliver Bearman and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

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Antonelli, Bearman headline Super Formula Suzuka test as full entry list revealed

Super Formula has released the entry list for this week’s post-season test at Suzuka, headlined by 2025 Formula 1 drivers Oliver Bearman and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

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F1's Abu Dhabi post-season test: Who is driving in 2024 and more

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is set to close the 2024 Formula 1 campaign, but teams and drivers will still be hard at work with the post-season test.

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Antonelli and Bearman to join Super Formula test

Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman will take part in next week’s Super Formula test at Suzuka to help learn the track.

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Is the junior pathway to F1 actually 'broken'?

A common complaint among fans of Formula 1's main feeder series, Formula 2 and Formula 3, is that drivers rarely get the chance to progress into race seats in the top tier. Championship-winning talents have often been forced to sit on the sidelines in a reserve capacity and wait until…

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F2 title showdown: Who is in the running for glory?

The 2024 Formula 2 season has been one of many twists and turns, with championship challengers coming and going. With a double-header in the Middle East to decide the matter, who will come out on top?

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Doohan reveals new F1 race number after Antonelli clash

Jack Doohan has revealed his Formula 1 race number, after his initial choice had to be changed because Andrea Kimi Antonelli had already taken it.

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Antonelli "much calmer" on second Mercedes FP1 outing in Mexico

Mercedes Formula 1's 2025 debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli said he drove "much calmer" in his second practice run in Mexico after crashing out in Italy. Antonelli wowed with his immediate pace on his grand prix weekend debut in Monza, but pushed beyond the limits at the Parabolica and crashed out…

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What we learned from Friday practice at the 2024 F1 Mexico GP

All in all, the opening day of track running at the 2024 Mexico Grand Prix was a frustrating affair for pretty much everyone – except, arguably, Ferrari.

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Hamilton elects to stick with Austin upgrade despite USA GP troubles

Lewis Hamilton is sticking with Mercedes’ latest upgrade for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix, despite the troubles he faced with it in Austin.

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Hamilton elects to stick with Austin upgrade despite US GP troubles

Lewis Hamilton is sticking with Mercedes’ latest upgrade for Formula 1’s Mexican Grand Prix, despite the troubles he faced with it in Austin.

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Wolff: Hamilton will not face any trouble adapting to life at Ferrari

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says people are wrong to think Lewis Hamilton could face some struggles adapting to his new life at Ferrari.

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Antonelli reveals Spa F1 test breakthrough in curing core weakness

Andrea Kimi Antonelli says a breakthrough test at Spa-Francorchamps was key to convincing Mercedes he had overcome a key weakness and deserved an F1 race seat.

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Who has the best driver line-up in F1 2025? Our writers debate

Williams team boss James Vowles recently stated his duo of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz will be "the best driver line-up on the grid" in 2025, kickstarting an interesting discussion as several teams could realistically make that claim.

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Mercedes admits to misreading risk factor over Antonelli's Monza FP1 shunt

Mercedes has admitted that it did not get it right in realising the pressures that Andrea Kimi Antonelli would face with his first FP1 outing on home ground at Monza.

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Mercedes admits to misreading risk factor over Antonelli’s Monza FP1 shunt

Mercedes has admitted that it did not get it right in realising the pressures that Andrea Kimi Antonelli would face with his first FP1 outing on home ground at Monza.

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Why rookies are suddenly back in fashion in F1

Following several successful cameos in recent months, Formula 1 is set to reverse a trend by welcoming an influx of rookie drivers in 2025.

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Wolff: It's time to stop “flirting” with Verstappen

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says the time is right to stop “flirting” with Max Verstappen now that his squad’s Formula 1 driver line-up is sorted.

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