Mercedes protege and F1 2025 seat contender Andrea Kimi Antonelli has claimed his breakthroug🔥h Formula 2 victory at a sodden Silverstone. 

Antonelli won ꦑa hectic, red-flagged 21-lap sprint race held in wet conditions at the British Grand Prix venue on Saturday afternoon.

The 17-year-old Italian held off Zane Maloney to take his 💫maiden win in the series in a race interrupted by several Safety Car interventions and an early red flag due to worsening weather.

It was a nightmare race for F2 championship frontrunners Paul Aron and Red Bull ꦓjunior Isack Hadjar, both 📖of whom retired after separate incidents.

The result sees Antonelli become the 13th different winner in F2 this season an🧔d leaves him ninth in the championship, 58 points behind Aron. 

Antonelli has been linked with a promotion to Mercedes for next season as a replacement for the Ferrari-bound168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton.

“What I like in terms of his attitude, generally with his f✨amily who have always been close to him, is the objective assessment of the situation, which is good or not good enough,” Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said at Silverstone, where wuꦫqian0821.com are in the paddock.

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

“You have got to swim, that’s clear. He has ha🐽d a rapid career progression, he’s 17 and does not even have a driver’s licence for a road car.

“The best ones will be able to cope with the amount of scrut😼iny and pressure, and that i🐼s only going to get bigger.”

Antonelli’s Prema teammate Oliver Bearman, whose graduation to F1 with Haas in 2025 was confirmed on Thursday, failed to finish after pulling💫 over with an issue.