Mercedes F1 workforce principal Toto Wolff had a minor crash throughout a Netflix-filmed observe day with Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
Wolff was driving a Mercedes AMG GT3 automotive on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix venue on Monday when he misplaced management and hit the wall whereas exiting the Rivazza nook.
Wolff was unhurt within the small crash, described as a “little love faucet” by a Mercedes spokesperson, and was in a position to return to trace as soon as the broken entrance proper nook was repaired.
The 52-year-old Austrian returned to the workforce’s manufacturing unit in Brackley on Tuesday.
Wolff had joined Mercedes junior Antonelli and his father, Marco Antonelli, for a observe day at Imola following the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The GT3 automotive was ready by AKM Motorsport, a San Marino-based workforce run by Antonelli Sr.
There was additionally a Netflix crew in attendance to movie for the following season of F1’s fly-on-the-wall documentary, Drive to Survive.
Did Netflix seize or spare Wolff’s blushes? We should wait till 2025 to see if the incident makes the lower for Season 7.
17-year-old Antonelli reportedly arrived on the observe after a day at college.
The Italian teenage sensation is being thought of as a possible candidate to switch Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in 2025.
Any speedy commencement to F1 will depend upon how Antonelli performs throughout his rookie Method 2 season.
It has been a troublesome begin to the season to this point, together with his Prema workforce off the tempo on the opening two rounds in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
Antonelli, who was fast-tracked to F2 after his title-winning exploits within the Method Regional European Championship final yr, at present sits tenth within the drivers’ standings.
