Andrea Kimi Antonelli will be put through his paces in a private test of a Mercedes F1 car to assess his potential to replace 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton.

The teenage Antonelli is among the key names linked with inh🐻eriting Hamilton’s Mercedes seat next year, when the seven-time F1 champion departs for Ferrari.

Antonelli is only 17 yea♍rs old but is tipped as a “wonderkid” by Toto Wolff who has organised some private running in a 2022 car for him.

Antonelli will 💦"run a big test programme” this year, Wolff is quoted by ๊.

Wolff said: “Then we'll see, is he ready for 2025? Or for 2026, 𝕴will there be a different situation?"

Should Mercedes opt to hold Antonelli back until 2026, they would need to find a driver to replace Hamil🅰ton for just one year.

Fernand❀o Alonso is among the high-profile options who would be available on a market which Wolff described as “incredibly interest𝄹ing”.

“Really strong people wiꦑll be available for 2025", Wolff said.

The Mercedes boss insisted he will assess his options to🌳 replace Hamilton "over theꦆ next two or three races".

Wolff said: “Do we wan🍎t to rely on experience and perhaps try✅ something new?

“Or do we want to focus on youth and take the risk that we have a rookie and th༺en have to look at this from a medium- to ♏long-term performance perspective?"

Antonelli will race in his rookie season in Formula 🅘2 this year.

"In a wayꦏ, he🐼's a wonderkid,” Wolff said about him.

“He won everything t🐻here was to win in karting and then moved into F4.

“He wo𒊎n all the champio🍨nships in his rookie year, then moved up a level and won everything there too.

"Now we've decided to skip F3, partly because there's not much timeꦐ to test there.

“Instead, he'll go stra🃏ight into F2, which is a huge leap for him. These are really big cars with power.

“Most of the races are part🐎 of the F1-supporting programme, so we'll have a good overview there too."