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Antonelli test was not a ‘shootout' – Mercedes

Jun.3 Mercedes has hit back at claims that teenage F1 hopeful Kimi Antonelli is involved in a 'shootout' process as the team considers Lewis Hamilton's 2025 successor. Toto Wolff protege Antonelli, 17, recently went head-to-head in a 2022 car with Mick Schumacher and George Russell – and reportedly secured the ‘ok' of the Mercedes board as he successfully demonstrated his pace. A Mercedes spokesperson admits the test took place, but said the subsequent speculation was 'unverified' and did not 'reflect what happened'. 'It's important to understand that each driver completed different programs on different days and in different track and weather conditions,' the spokesperson...
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