The Italian has been concerned in a Testing of Earlier Automobile (TPC) programme, having participated in round 10 periods thus far behind the wheel of older Mercedes F1 automobiles. Wolff believes that this has been a constructive for Antonelli, with the programme set to proceed previous to his F1 debut subsequent yr.
This was additionally one thing that Wolff selected to stay centered on slightly than loaning the teenager out to the Williams crew, a transfer that had been speculated about earlier within the season, earlier than the crew opted to exchange Logan Sargeant with Argentinian racer Franco Colapinto.
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“The TPC testing this yr was actually essential,” the Workforce Principal mentioned. “We might be persevering with with that as a result of whenever you have a look at the blueprint again within the day that Lewis [arrived], it was loads of testing to organize not just for the driving but in addition going by means of a race weekend. [That] preparation is what we’ve finished.
“When serious about a possibility at Williams, we opted to proceed with our programme and proceed to coach Kimi, ending with doing one other FP1 session after which doing Abu Dhabi [for the post-race test] and taking it from there.”
