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Antonelli steadies Mercedes seat amid Wolff pressure

Sep.25 Ralf Schumacher believes Kimi Antonelli may have rescued his Mercedes future in Baku, where the 19-year-old responded to criticism with a solid P4 despite teammate George Russell's podium. Before the race weekend, Toto Wolff had openly branded Antonelli's Monza performance 'disappointing' and 'underwhelming' – fuelling speculation Mercedes could revisit Carlos Sainz as a 2026 option. But Schumacher told Sky Deutschland the Italian rookie's Baku rebound eased those doubts. 'Formula 1 is very short-lived. 'Kimi Antonelli had an important weekend in Baku, where he did something for his public image. This result was also important internally for Mercedes,' he said. 'Not only Kimi...
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