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F1: Antonelli refutes Marko's 'too soon' claim

Kimi Antonelli has dismissed Helmut Marko's claim that Mercedes was wrong to put the rookie teenager in one of the most coveted seats on the grid. The Austrian believes that the youngster, who has struggled in recent races, would have benefitted from a season or two with a more junior team rather than effectively 'replacing' seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton. 'The big difference is that when we bring juniors into Formula 1, they first drive at Racing Bulls, where they are not exposed to such immense pressure or the pressure of Formula 1 in general,' the Austrian recently told F1 Insider 'And we also do not make such a hype about a young driver before he sits in Formula 1. 'How that...
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