Kimi Antonelli could make his Formula 1 debut for Mercedes next season, replacing Lewis Hamilton. Over the past few months, many of the other contenders have fallen by the wayside. Toto Wolff has known since the winter that Hamilton would be joining Ferrari for 2025. But he hasn’t seemed overly enamoured with the options elsewhere on the F1 grid. He held extensive talks with the manager of Fernando Alonso but there’s no indication that he made him an offer before he signed a new deal at Aston Martin. Likewise, ‘tentative’ discussions with Alex Albon went no further prior to his Williams extens…
