The Italian-born driver Kimi Antonelli will be replacing the mighty Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year says his teammate George Russell was not happy with him after he crashed his car. But he seems to have a good relationship with his future teammate.
Kimi replaces Hamilton
Kimi Antonelli made headlines after he was announced as the replacement driver for 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton who will be moving to Ferrari next year in a multi-year deal. The teenager was given the chance to drive a Formula 1 car in his home race at Monza. The Italian took George Russell's car for a spin during the practice session. He was going well until the Parabolica corner and he crashed straight into the wall causing big damage to George’s car.
The damage was very big as it went to the Mercedes W15 Chassis. After the damage, Mercedes mechanics worked very hard and they got the damage repaired before the FP2 session. After going on the track, George Russell complained about something moving around in his cockpit. He finished seventh and Mercedes were unable to beat Ferrari and McLaren in terms of pace. Russell was not happy with his car being crashed before the race which cost him.
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Antonelli says right now the the relationship between him and George is all good and he also wants to finish ahead of his teammate next year. He also says that he will get his opportunity to drive the Mercedes car in Mexico and Abu Dhabi to test the car and this time he is confident in using the machine properly.
He said, “Russell was not very happy, but before going out of the parabolic I was going strong. With George, I have a good friendship with them, and he did not give me much advice, but for now, everything is fine. But next year I want to beat him."
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