“There can be errors on the best way as there have been for all of us – I believe each single driver on the grid in System 1 of their first couple of seasons made very visible errors, and that’s going to be clearly highlighted extra for any driver who’s on the entrance of the sphere.
“However Kimi’s exceptionally quick and I’ve obtained little question he’s going to be actually conserving me on my toes subsequent yr, and I’m actually wanting ahead to a brand new problem. Three years working with Lewis has been distinctive, however I’m actually wanting ahead to seeing what we are able to do collectively from subsequent yr onwards.”
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Whereas Antonelli must wait till the 2025 season kicks off to expertise a full race weekend in System 1, the rookie seems to be set to push on together with his preparations forward of this.
One other FP1 outing is anticipated in Mexico, whereas his non-public testing programme with Mercedes will even proceed alongside the completion of his debut F2 season.