Mercedes has set its 'new Verstappen' up to fail

"Underwhelming" was Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff's blunt description of Kimi Antonelli's Italian Grand Prix weekend - which seemed a pretty fair assessment. It was also a stark change in tone from Mercedes about Antonelli, who it's so far been very protective of. Has it realised this is all too much too soon and isn't working? And then there's the comparisons to Max Verstappen - who's always been part of the problem for Antonelli. 00:00 Mercedes' change of tone 03:29 Stop the Verstappen parallels 04:29 Impossible acts to follow 07:20 Too much too soon?
Published: 2025-09-11
Chanel: THE RACE