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Antonelli cries, Mercedes slumps, Verstappen closes door

Jul.27 Mercedes is enduring its worst weekend of 2025 so far at Spa – just as Toto Wolff all but confirmed that Max Verstappen will remain at Red Bull. The clearest sign came not in laptimes, but in emotion. Kimi Antonelli, Wolff's 18-year-old protege and Lewis Hamilton's direct replacement, qualified a disastrous 18th – and was in tears before speaking to media. He clutched a screwed-up tissue throughout his interviews, his eyes red, his voice trembling. 'Are you ok?' a Viaplay interviewer asked. 'Yeah, I'm ok.' 'Yeah? Sure? Ok.' The collapse had started in the cockpit. 'So sorry. Sorry,' Antonelli said over team radio. 'Don't sweat about it, mate,' came the reply from the...
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