Toto Wolff described Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s pace as “just astonishing” prior to his crash in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix, and says the incident won’t impact Mercedes’ decision on his future. Antonelli went fastest overall with his first timed lap on his FP1 debut at Monza in the car normally run for George Russell, and was looking set to take top spot once again from teammate Lewis Hamilton before crashing heavily at the final corner on his second run. Despite Antonelli’s session ending after just 10 minutes, Mercedes team principal Wolff says he’s already shown eye-catching pace. “Most importantly, he's OK, because the crash was 45G, so that's important,” Wolff said....
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