Andrea Kimi Antonelli will proceed preparations for his Components 1 debut by making his second look in a primary follow session for Mercedes this week.
The motive force Mercedes named as Lewis Hamilton’s alternative subsequent yr will take over the seven-times world champion’s automobile for the primary follow session on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.
Antonelli’s solely earlier outing for the staff in an official F1 follow session ended after simply 5 laps. He impressed the staff together with his speedy velocity on his debut at Monza, however misplaced management of his automobile at Parabolica and crashed.
Following final weekend’s dash occasion on the Circuit of the Americas, which featured just one hour of follow, Mercedes hope to make use of the additional operating time accessible in Mexico to enhance their understanding of the upgrades they launched there. The staff was puzzled by the efficiency of its upgraded W15, which was a contender for pole place on Friday however was by no means as aggressive once more. Hamilton and George Russell each spun off in the course of the course of the weekend.
Antonelli’s second run means Mercedes may have fulfilled their obligation to surrender one follow session in every of their vehicles to a junior driver. He’s the fourth driver confirmed to take part in follow for this weekend’s occasion, becoming a member of IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward at McLaren, Components 2 champion Felipe Drugovich at Aston Martin and World Endurance Championship driver Robert Shwartzman at Sauber.
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