Kimi Antonelli, one of the candidates to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025, will return to the wheel of Formula 1 during the Spa test.
Next week, the Italian driver will spend a day at the Belgian circuit behind the wheel of the 2022 Mercedes W13. Mercedes chief race engineer Andrew Shovlin spoke about this on Thursday.
Andrew Shovlin: “It is quite difficult for us to find opportunities to organise tests behind the wheel of cars from previous years, as the Formula 1 calendar is very busy. We do not have a dedicated test team for this and this is a consequence of the introduction of budget restrictions. In addition, Kimi also has a fairly busy calendar in Formula 2, which he is concentrating on.
“But we have a lot of tests planned with him. Kimi and I are going to work one day at Spa next week. Now his programs will shift to training: what approach to take during qualifying, how to act during a long series of laps. Kimi needs to get a clear picture of what areas he needs to work on and where he needs to improve.
But so far everything is going well. We have many more test days planned.”
Source: F1 News
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