Jacques Villeneuve sends back Andrea Kimi Antonelli

The words of Villeneuve

"I think for Andrea Kimi Antonelli it is too early. He had an awful season in Formula 2, maybe because heé had already signed for F1 and the pressure got the better of him, or maybe because heé didné t like that kind of car. But who knows? These are all question marks that we will find out very soon. He seems to be a driver who can take risks and push, but we still don’t know what his limit is. Or how he will work to develop and evolve the Mercedes. Will there be harmony with Russell? Will their driving styles be similar or completely opposite, which will make it difficult for the team to develop the car in a direction that satisfies both of them?”. Word of Jacques Villeneuve, interviewed by yaysweepstakes.com.

"Many newspapers want Antonelli to be great and I hope he is becauseé if not, he will be a very heavy load to carry. He has a lot of pressure on his shoulders. Toto got him when he was 12 years old, when they started funding his career in go-karts. È a long relationship started then and when you take a 12-year-old under your wing, è like a father-son relationship. So è it is possible that his decision-making process was a little bit ’ spoiled… For sure è he was very fast in all categories, but not in F2, so we will have to find out. They have also invested a lot in him financially for many years. È it’s hard to get to the point of realizing that maybe he’s not è good enough”.

Plan B convinces even less: "Bottas è really better than Antonelli? It doesn’t matter if he has more experience. If you look at’last season… When you’re not fast, you’re not fast! They took a risk and bet on him becauseé they deeply wanted him to be ready, rather than based on last year’s results. They made a decision, and they will make sure that decision goes well. But he has everything in his hands to prove that he è good. Let’s just hope that last year was just an abnormal season for Kimi Antonelli”.