Lewis Hamilton’s Formula 1 replacement Kimi Antonelli has issued a statement as he departs his former team.
The young Italian has huge shoes to fill at Mercedes next season and into the future, replacing the seven-time champion and one of, if not the greatest, driver the sport has ever seen.
Antonelli had been tipped as the next rising star of the pinnacle of motorsport and despite only finishing sixth in the 2024 Formula 2 season, there are still high expectations awaiting him as he heads straight to the top with the Silver Arrows.
With Antonelli reportedly destined for greatness, Wolff will be eager to nurture his talent over time with George Russell now acting as the number one driver, the young Italian teenager instead perhaps Wolff’s vision for the future.
