Mercedes prodigy Andrea Kimi Antonelli has crashed just minutes into his F1 practice debut at the Italian Grand Prix. 

The 18-year-old, who is heavily tipped to replace Ferrari-bound 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton next s⛎eason, spun off into the barriers at Parabolica less than 10 minutes into Friday's opening ﷽practice session at Monza. 

Antonelli had already set a time good enough for fourth in the early FP1 timesheets and had just set a purple middle sector before losing control of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell's Mercedes at the final corner. 

The Italian was unhurt in the collision b𒊎ut it marks a far from ideal start to the weekend for Mercedes.

Hamilton, driving the other Mercedes, was the fastest driver on track at the time of Antonelli's inꩲcident, which red-flagged the session.

Antonelli's crash was a blow to his hopes of making an impa𝐆ct on home soil in Italy.

In front of his com💖patriots, his first s🐼pell in an official F1 season ended miserably.

It ♏was also a less-than-ideal start to a ✤weekend where Antonelli might hope to be confirmed as a 2025 Mercedes driver.

Hamilto⛦n's swit💮ch to Ferrari next year means Mercedes have been hunting for a replacement all season.

With only a few seats remaining before the 2025 F1 driver line-up is complete, Mercedes have nowhere else to turn so it seems like they intend to back the prodigiously-gifted♛ Antonelli.

Wolff's faith in Antonel🏅li long-term ha🐎s been compared to Red Bull's decision to put a teenage Max Verstappen into the car.