May 29 Kimi Antonelli will definitely replace the Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes from next year, according to Italy's Il Corriere dello Sport newspaper. Over the Monaco GP weekend, rumours circulated that soon-to-be Ferrari refugee Carlos Sainz has been told that he will not be George Russell's teammate next year. Earlier in May, Mercedes organised a private test at Silverstone where 17-year-old Antonelli, whose real first name is actually Andrea, was pitted in a head-to-head with Mick Schumacher and Russell. 'The three drivers drove a 2022 Mercedes and took turns following an identical program,' Corriere dello Sport explains. 'Antonelli was as fast as Russell with a qualifying...
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