Lewis Hamilton offered to help rookie Kimi Antonelli in his contract negotiations with Mercedes, explaining that he ‘knows how to work Toto Wolff’. The seven-time world champion spent 12 years with the Brackley-based squad, raking in hundreds of millions of pounds in the process. Antonelli’s contract situation is much less certain than his predecessor, who is committed to a multi-year deal with Ferrari, having joined from Mercedes over the winter.
The Italian teenager has already scored his maiden podium in F1, but has also made some costly errors, which is to be expected from a rookie. Team principal Wolff believes in Antonelli’s potential, and this was made clear by the decision to promote him into a Mercedes race seat after just half a season in Formula Two. However, with the potential to sign Max Verstappen, the Austrian has opted not to renew either of his incumbent drivers’ contracts.
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