The hard-to-shift narratives Mercedes needs Antonelli's next steps to dispel
New Mercedes signing Andrea Kimi Antonelli made a memorable first appearance on a grand prix weekend at Monza that generated plenty of conversation. His speed is already evident, but now the Italian will want to make good on his promise and move past his FP1 mishap, says ALEX KALINAUCKAS
“What he tried to do, the car can’t take.” Well, perhaps if Andrea Kimi Antonelli had been driving a race-win-challenging Ferrari or McLaren in FP1 at Monza, he might not have crashed.
Isn’t this the logical inference of Mercedes boss Toto Wolff’s spin on his junior charge’s shock slip-up 10 minutes into his Formula 1 weekend bow at last month’s Italian Grand Prix, given how that event turned out for the Silver Arrows?
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