Mercedes’ Antonelli, 18, passes driving test

Mercedes’ Antonelli, 18, passes driving test

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the Mercedes driver, will make his Formula 1 debut at the season-emerging Australian Grand Prix after passing his driving test six weeks in.

This season, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will play for Antonelli in place of the seven-time world champion.

He turned 18, the minimum age for driving on Italian roads, last August.

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In order to prepare for his debut season, Antonelli has already completed a number of thousand testing miles in an F1 car.

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