Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli crashed out of practice just 10 minutes into his FP1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix. Antonelli was making his first appearance during a race weekend for Mercedes, having been heavily tipped to be confirmed as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement at some stage over the coming days at Monza. The Italian had already completed Formula 2 practice earlier in the day when he jumped in the W15, but managed just five laps before crashing. Having gone fastest on his first timed lap on soft tires, Antonelli was on his second attempt and looking set to regain top spot from teammate Hamilton when he lost control at Parabolica — the high-speed final right hander of...
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