Toto Wolff has continued to talk up Andrea Kimi Antonelli - even th🀅ough he doesn’t yet have a driver’s licence.

Teenager Antonelli is a key contender ไto be Lewis Hamilton’s successorꦑ for Mercedes.

He might not yet be able to legally drive a car on the road, but he♔ has unwavering support from Mercedes boss𝔉 Wolff.

“What I like in terms of his attitude, generally w▨ith his family who have always been close to him, is the o✃bjective assessment of the situation, which is good or not good enough,” Wolff said at Silverstone, where wuqian0821.com are in the paddock.

“And I don’t think the pressure harmꦗs him or how he performs in the car and drives, because he has a good benchmark with Ollie Bearman.

“They are very close and had a good race in Austria. Kimi🥃, on the S꧃unday, had a clutch release issue.”

Bearman, the 19-year-old Brit, has ൲been confirmed as a full-time driver for Haas next season.

Bearman has already im📖pressed hugely in his first F1 grand prix, deputising for the unwell Carlos Sainz in a Ferrari in Saudi Arabia this year, where he finished ahead of Hamilton and Lando Norris in P7.

Therꩵe is high hope that Antonelli could be similarly impressive.

“So you have൲ got to swim, that’sꦛ clear,” Wolff said.

“He has had a rapid career progression, he’s 17 and does not even have a driver’🌟s licence for a road car. 

“The best onesꩵ will be able to cope with the amount of scrutiny and pressure, and that is only going to get bigger.”

Mercedes ha🌸ve intentionally delayed their decision about who will replace Hamilton, who is set for Ferrari, in 2025.

But Wolff has reopened the door to Sainz💫 who has not💃 yet decided his next move.

Considering Sainz will give Wolff the flexibility to allow Anto🐭nelli to continue his development away from the F1 spotlight.