- 18-year-old loses control of Mercedes at 165mph at Monza
- Italian lined up to replace Lewis Hamilton for 2025 season
Kimi Antonelli, the 18-year-old Italian lined up to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year, crashed out at 160mph only 10 minutes into his Formula One practice debut.
Antonelli, whose birthday was on Sunday, was thrust into the cockpit of Hamilton’s teammate George Russell for the opening session of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza. But the home favourite lost control of his Mercedes at the high-speed Parabolica, sliding backwards through the gravel and into the tyre barrier.