Kimi Antonelli claims his driving s🌺tyle is similar to Lewis ꦰHamilton’s.

Mercedes have taken the bold decisio💜n to replace seven-time F1 champion Hamilton with rookie Antonelli next season🐟.

Toto Wolff’s faith ไin the prodigious teenager means he will jump into a race seat with major expe🍸ctations.

Antonelli w♏as quoted by 🌸;about Hamilton: “He's very kind and talks to me a lot.

“And in terms of style it is similar to 𓃲mine, with the car having a lot of uꦅndersteer.

“I was in Singapore and listening t🧜o hiᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚm talk to the engineers I learned a lot.

“What I'll have to get used to is hearing all the engineers on headphones, because I'm someone who doesn't spea💜k much.

“But if they speak it's to give useful information, I'l🐓l have to learn the prꦅocedures well.

“If you touch a wrong button it's a mess.

𝕴“A seat with a steering wheel will soon arrive at my house to learn the departures༒ and the various procedures.

“Also because you have to know where each button is withou൲t having to look."

Mercedes took theꦉir time appointing Antonelli as Hamilton’s successor, while putting him th🥃rough a series of tests.

He pi꧃npointed why he got the nod: “The great speed I had right away.

“I struggled at the beginning ꦯwith the race pace, but after a test in Spa they saw a clear step forward and were convinced.

“And tw♊o days later the call came that they were taking me for 202ꦯ5.

“Today in F1 you have a🀅 lot of data to look at, t✅here is live telemetry and they can tell you what to do, but they let me do a lot .

“At Spa I did ༺a great test where I learned to anticipate tyre degradation."

Antonelli’♔s first laps on a Formula 1 weekend did not go to plan.

He drove in FP1 at Monza but a crash ended his rꦇun early.

“That first lap was a unique emotion wit🃏h all those people in the stands,”ꦗ he said.

“Then I got… ꦯnaughty. Now I will have two more opportunities in Mexico and Abu Dhabi.

“Russell? He wasn't very happy, but before going out to the Parabol๊ica I had gone fast.

“I have a good relationship with Geo🐻rge, he hasn't given me great advice, but for now ever♎ything is fine. But next year I want to beat him.”