After the announcement of Carlos Sainz in Williams, it looks like the seat vacated by Lewis Hamilton in Mercedes will be occupied by Kimi Antonelli. The 17-year-old Italian, Prema driver in Formula 2, will in all likelihood be George Russell's teammate for 2025. All that is missing now is the official announcement.
As is now known to everyone, however, Toto Wolff she's also courting Max Verstappen. tense climate that you breathe inside the Red Bull since the beginning of the year due to the Horner case and the feud between the latter and Jos Verstappen, joined the performance drop of the 2024 single-seater in recent months, could lead the Dutch champion to leave the team to join those who, until three years ago, were his bitter rivals.
To date, however, the chances of this happening are rather slim. Toto Wolff is trying everything to establish a dialogue with Verstappen (even going so far as to have his staff park in the spot reserved for the Dutchman), but number 1 doesn't seem willing to move. "I will stay at Red Bull, I have a long contract", he has repeatedly declared.
If, therefore, Kimi Antonelli seems to represent the most viable path at the moment, when theofficial? Rumors from the paddock say the announcement will be made over the weekend of Monza GP (August 30-September 1). Only time will tell if this will actually be the case.
