Kimi Antonelli makes shock admission ahead of potential Mercedes F1 move

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Despite claiming his second Formula 2 race win on Sunday, Mercedes Junior Programme starlet Andrea Kimi Antonelli has distanced himself from a step up to the vacant Mercedes Formula 1 race seat, insisting that he still has a lot to learn in junior series. Speaking after a dominant showing in the F2 feature race, which he won by a margin of 12.5 seconds, Antonelli told reporters: “I don’t know if I will be ready.” The win was not enough for Antonelli’s dizzyingly high standards, though. I’m still not doing everything right.” “I’m trying to improve and to not make the same mistakes again, and I think today was the proof.” Antonelli’s rapid rise through junior formulae has sparked debate as to whether the minimum age for an FIA Super License, required to race in Formula 1, should be lowered in order to let the Italian join the top flight sooner. “About next year, I don’t really want to think about it because nothing is official, and I don’t know anything, to be honest,” Antonelli continued.