Mercedes junior driver Kimi Antonelli crashed out of his first practice session at his home race at the Italian Grand Prix in FP1 on Friday. Heading into his first outing in a Formula One car, there were a lot of expectations from the F2 driver, as he has been hyped up as the next big talent in the sport.
The Italian has won everything he has completed professionally, apart from the F2 title, where he currently sits P7 in the driver’s championship. He started his first timed lap in George Russell’s W15 in the best possible fashion as he went fastest in the first few minutes of FP1.
In his eagerness to repeat the feat after he was pipped by Lewis Hamilton at the top of the timing sheets, Antonelli was unable to control the oversteer in the iconic Parabolica corner and crashed into the barriers bringing out the red flag.
The Mercedes junior driver was apologetic about the crash after confirming that he was uninjured and was calmed down by the team principal Toto Wolff
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