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Kimi Antonelli was unharmed in a road car crash ahead of the first week of F1 testing in Bahrain.
Kimi Antonelli was unharmed in a road car crash near his home in San Marino and will still participate in the Bahrain pre-season F1 test this week.
The 19-year-old Italian, who drives for the Mercedes team, crashed his Mercedes AMG GT 63 PRO4MATIC+ “Motorsport Collectors Edition” into a guardrail on Saturday evening.
No other vehicles were involved in the accident, and although the car was damaged, Kimi emerged unscathed.
Antonelli is scheduled to drive the W17 during the first day of testing in Bahrain, alongside teammate George Russell.
Following this week’s test, another three-day session will be held in Bahrain on 18-20 February before the season opener in Australia on 8 March.
