“I feel one of many important components [in dealing with pressure] is when you recognize you will have a crew like Mercedes round you that basically consider in you, they usually’ve been believing in me since a really younger age,” Antonelli defined following the information of his signing.
“They actually allow you to to deal with this stress very properly, and regardless that generally I nonetheless don’t address that completely, I nonetheless get the correct assist from Mercedes but additionally from my household, so I’m actually comfortable to be with them and actually proud of the assist they’ve been giving me, not solely previously but additionally these days.”
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One other issue that has shone the highlight on Antonelli is the truth that he will probably be getting into Hamilton’s seat, with the seven-time world champion bringing his lengthy relationship with Mercedes to a detailed.
Pushed on how he’s coping with the concept of changing Hamilton, Antonelli responded: “I feel it’s not attainable to interchange Lewis Hamilton.