Still feeling the sting from losing Max Verstappen a decade ago, F1 TV’s Alex Jacques reckons that motivated Toto Wolff to put Kimi Antonelli in the Mercedes in his debut F1 campaign.

Antonelli joined the Formula 1 grid this season, having graduated from Formula Regional European Championship just two years prior.

Kimi Antonelli’s results and confidence have taken a knock in recent races

Skipping Formula 3 before doing one year in F2, it has been a big leap up the order for the Italian teenager. And it’s shown in recent weeks.

Although he started strongly, his results since Formula 1 began the European leg of the championship have taken a noticeable dip, as has his confidence.

The 18-year-old was visibly emotional at the Belgian Grand Prix where he was eliminated in Q1 and recorded a

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