Andrea Kimi Antonelli will become George Russell’s teammate at Mercedes in Formula 1 next season after an excellent junior career. The 18-year-old has recovered from a difficult start in Formula 2 this season for PREMA and has taken two victories despite the Italian team struggling with the new car. Antonelli is one of the rare young drivers being thrown straight into a team expected to battle at the front of the field. It is more common for rookies to spend time developing at a team further down the field without the constant external pressure of being at the front. He crashed on his debut on…
