The five second penalty Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli was initially given over a dispute in the pits was reversed after a review, giving him a 4th place finish in his debut F1 race in Australia.

Antonelli is part of F1's biggest intake of new drivers in years as top teams put some trust in youth. Six of the 20 drivers on the 2025 grid are starting their first full seasons in F1.

LONDON – Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli was just eight years old when he first entered the Formula One paddock, after he was smuggled in by his racing driver dad, Marco, inside a stack of ...

Mercedes made the call to replace Lewis Hamilton with young phenom Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and the 18-year-old dazzled in his debut, finishing fourth in challenging conditions after starting in P16.