Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed out of shape simply 10 minutes into his FP1 debut on the Italian Grand Prix.
Antonelli was making his first look throughout a race weekend for Mercedes, having been closely tipped to be confirmed as Lewis Hamilton’s alternative at some stage over the approaching days at Monza. The Italian had already accomplished System 2 apply earlier within the day when he jumped within the W15, however managed simply 5 laps earlier than crashing.
Having gone quickest on his first timed lap on comfortable tires, Antonelli was on his second try and looking out set to regain prime spot from teammate Hamilton when he misplaced management at Parabolica — the high-speed ultimate proper hander of the lap — and went spinning into the barrier.
Antonelli suffered a heavy affect however reported to the workforce on the radio that he was OK, with the session purple flagged instantly to get well the automobile and rearrange the tire barrier on the surface of the nook.
Mercedes confirmed it has spares of the brand new ground that Antonelli was operating, however the workforce should assess any potential harm to the facility unit — one among George Russell’s allocation — after becoming a whole new engine for the Monza weekend.
