Kimi Antonelli is a “strong racing driver”, but “the next Max Verstappen”, Ralf Schumacher thinks not.

Schumacher, a winner of six grands prix, cast that judgement on Mercedes’ teenage star at the summer break stage in his rookie season.

Kimi Antonelli: Max Verstappen 2.0?

After a stellar junior career which saw Antonelli hoover up the titles, Mercedes promoted the Italian to an F1 2025 race seat. He took over as team-mate to George Russell after Lewis Hamilton departed for Ferrari.

After a strong start to the year for Antonelli, points finishes a regular occurrence, tougher times arrived. Those coincided with Mercedes’ wrong turn with a rear-suspension upgrade.

The Silver Arrows ditched that alteration in time for the Hungarian Grand Prix, where Antonelli picked up a point, only th

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