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Why Antonelli's Monza crash didn't leave a mark

It’s fair to say the Italian Grand Prix weekend did not quite go to plan for Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Mercedes. The Italian's promotion had been long-intended, and the timing of his confirmation was, of course, not an accident. But the backdrop of his outing on Friday very much was. Antonelli only turned 18 a week ago, and Mercedes had resisted the temptation to drop him into an FP1 session any earlier than Monza, despite an FIA regulation change that would allow 17 year olds to take part upon request. That’s because Antonelli had already handled every step of his development in an impressive way, and Mercedes knew far more about him already than any single FP1 outing was going to...
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