Kimi Antonelli has recently finished participating in two F1 tests.
Step aside, Formula 1 race engineers — there’s a new data guru in town!
Mercedes-Benz Brazil recently released a captivating video showcasing Kimi Antonelli’s remarkable hidden talent – his impeccable ability to recall his precise lap times from every session he has ever participated in.
Kimi Antonelli: Data genius
Kimi Antonelli, in a video shared by Mercedes Brazil’s official X account, impressively demonstrates his remarkable talent of effortlessly recollecting his previous lap times from various sessions. He showcases this skill while conversing with Oliver Bearman, alongside a Prema engineer.
“Could you please share your experience of Melbourne quali?” the engineer inquires, requesting Antonelli to recall the moment.
Antonelli confidently states, “I achieved a score of 29.0.”
Upon pulling up the session data on his laptop, the engineer confirms that Antonelli’s observation is indeed correct.
Continuing the quiz, the engineer announces, “Race one at Silverstone witnessed the fastest lap.”
Once again, Antonelli nails it with a time of 2:01.2.
Kimi recorda-se dos tempos de todas as suas qualificações.
Ollie faz perguntas sobre os tempos da F4, mas Antonelli consegue se lembrar.
O italiano também recorda a volta rápida que ele fez em Silverstone durante a chuva.
Nem o Bearman acredita. pic.twitter.com/pVHmWVnkNs
— Mercedes-AMG F1 Brasil (@MercedesAMGF1BR) July 25, 2024
Oliver Bearman inquires about Antonelli’s lap times in Formula 4, and to his astonishment, the Italian driver effortlessly recalls them from memory. Antonelli impressively remembers the lap times from both qualifying sessions for the Monza race.
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The 17-year-old Italian driver has been pinpointed as a favorite for the open Mercedes seat in 2025, and Antonelli will get behind the wheel of a Merc W13 for a day of testing after the Belgian Grand Prix.
Mercedes’ head of trackside engineering, Andrew Shovlin, shed light on the challenges that arise when conducting tests using a previous car (TPC), while addressing various Belgian media outlets, including PlanetF1.com.
“It’s difficult to find opportunities to run a TPC programme because the F1 race calendar is so busy. We haven’t got a whole separate team of people that can do that,” Shovlin said.
One of the realities of the cost cap is that the test team we had in the past is no longer available. Additionally, Kimi is occupied with his F2 calendar, which requires a significant amount of attention, especially when racing in Europe.
“We’ve got more events planned. We’re doing a day with him here in Spa after the weekend.”
It is guaranteed that Antonelli’s performance in the car will have an effect on his future with the team.
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