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Kimi Antonelli was the subject of a special request from Williams earlier this month. James Vowles asked the FIA if he could drive their car before his 18th birthday. Antonelli won’t reach that milestone until the end of August. And currently, FIA superlicence rules mean he’ll have to wait to drive in a Formula 1 session. Initially, it was thought that Vowles wanted Williams to replace Logan Sargeant at the earliest opportunity. Sargeant has only scored one point since joining the team in 2023, compared to 27 for teammate Alex Albon. Senior F1 figures said there was ‘next to no chance’ of the …

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