Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been concerned in a automotive accident however was unhurt within the crash and can participate on this week’s Bahrain Components 1 pre-season check as deliberate.
Simply earlier than his departure to Bahrain, Antonelli was concerned in a street accident in Serravalle. A site visitors police report famous an affect with the guardrail, with no different autos concerned.
The incident was confirmed by Mercedes in an official assertion: “Final Saturday night, close to his dwelling in San Marino, Kimi was concerned in a street accident. The police attended the scene after being known as by Kimi. His was the one automotive concerned and, though the automobile sustained injury, Kimi was fully unhurt.”
Antonelli was driving a Mercedes AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ “Motorsport Collectors Version” – an especially restricted model with simply 200 automobiles produced.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes W17
Picture by: Mercedes AMG
Simply earlier than final month’s Barcelona check, Mercedes had promoted the supply of the supercar to Antonelli, which options distinctive particulars comparable to hand-painted bodywork with a Petronas livery and different technical options.
These embrace an aerodynamic set-up with lowered carry and an enhanced cooling system, powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 able to producing 612hp.
The crash isn’t anticipated to affect Antonelli’s first Bahrain check programme, with the Italian scheduled to drive the Mercedes W17 within the afternoon of the opening day on Wednesday, adopted by the morning of the second day on Thursday and once more the afternoon on the ultimate day on Friday. Crew-mate George Russell will drive for Mercedes within the corresponding classes.
The primary Bahrain pre-season check will get below method tomorrow, earlier than the second and ultimate pre-season check on the identical venue takes place on 18-20 February.
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