Kimi Antonelli: Lewis Hamilton defends his Mercedes replacement as Nico Rosberg urges team to give Italian driver new contract | F1 News

Lewis Hamilton defended Kimi Antonelle, and insisted on replacing him in Mercedes “he was doing fictional” despite the last descent in form.

In August, the Italian teenager, in August, started a strong start in his career in Formula 1, where he finished in the first six out of five of the first six awards, but scored points in only one of the seven races since then.

Antonelli showed a flash of profitable brilliance that quickly saw Mercedes in one of the most desirable seats in sports by demanding an end to the platform before marriage in Canada in June, but a series of mistakes since then led to the loss of confidence that seemed to be decreasing in the Belgian Grand Prix during the weekend.

After Antonelle appeared on the evening on Saturday evening after he went out in the first quarter of a spa, Hamilton visited the young man on Sunday morning and also seen talking to him during the show of the drivers and after the race, where he finished sixteenth.

Request before Sky SPORTS F1 On his visit to Antonley, Hamilton said: “I cannot imagine what it is in 18 to do what he is doing. I think he was doing fictional.

“To be thrown at the end of the eighteen. He didn’t even have a driver’s license when the race started for the first time in F1.”

“It is a lot on the shoulders of someone. I think he is doing a great job.”

Antonelle was formulated while George Russell’s teammate was on the team after Hamilton replaced Ferrari after 12 seasons with Mercedes.

The 18 -year -old has inherited the Hamilton race engineer Peter (Boningon), who was a major character in the historically successful period of the British with silver arrows.

Hamilton added: “(Antonley) got a large group of people around him,” Hamilton added.

“You just have to take it in your step, which I think, and has a free next to him, so he couldn’t have any better person.”

Mercedes Antoni is struggling with a “difficult car”

Anthony has recently coincided with a relative decrease in the performance of the team as a whole, with Russell failed to end in the first four places in the three races since his victory in Canada.

It seems that the promotions added by Mercedes to her car during the early stages of the summer have failed to produce the desired impact, which the head of engineering on the track explained that Andrew Chovlin must disturb Antoni more than Russell.

Speaking after the Sunday race in Belgium, Chauvlin said: “I think what I saw in the recent qualifications is that George tends for many years of his experience in the F1 to try to make the most of a difficult car when it comes to Qaly.

“Kimi did not get this to decline, which is why you saw some shift in his results recently.

“But it is due to the fact that we have to solve this problem because there is still a long way to cut it this year. It is very likely to change it on the car, and we only need to return to the baseline where it works normally.”

Anthony’s recession in its form was a surprise to many because of the impressive shape in which he started his first campaign, with the fourth place in Australia, the finishing was ranked sixth in four of the next five races.

There was also the position of the pole before marriage, as the enemy was in Miami to increase the excitement of the capabilities of the Cragrics.

“Explain the reason for his low offers:” Kimi is in a sharp educational curve and will improve as a driver.

“The fact that its early performance was better than it is now, it is certain that the car is not competitive, and you can see this reflect the results of George.

“We have often seen it before, when a young driver comes in a very good car, they can often really impress. When a small driver comes in a difficult car, it is very difficult to assemble it a week a week.

“We have seen enough Kimi to know that there are many talents there, but what will help George will help Kimi as well, and may help Kimi more.”

Roseburg: Mercedes must confirm Antoni 2026 now

Niko Rosberg, former world champion, believes that the uncertainty about the future of Antonelle with the team can contribute to his struggles and that Mercedes should immediately confirm his seat for 2026.

Mercedes’s futures appeared in both incredible Antonelle and Apostles amid the team’s ongoing attempts to sign Max Versaben, although most of them now believe that the ruling world champion will remain with Red Ball for at least 2026 season.

Sky SPORTS F1 Bondit Rosberg, who won the World Championship of Mercedes in 2016, said,, F1 offer: “The team needs to support it as much as possible.

“Why not only confirm his contract for the next year? The worst case [scenario] Is it really wrong, you can always get out of it. Just give him confidence and time to make progress.

“Kimi is definitely the talent of generations. It has shown it all the way in Karting, with talent at the Verstapen and Hamilton level. It is the mental state that is also important.

“When you start getting a little vortex, with very few errors, and a little lack of speed here and there, it begins to spin a little negatively. It is at the present time, which is a very difficult situation and it is difficult to see.”

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