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Andrea Kimi Antonelli has withdrawn from this week’s Super Formula winter test at Suzuka Circuit due to illness. Antonelli, who will race full-time for Mercedes in Formula 1 next season, also…
Andrea Kimi Antonelli has pulled out of this week’s Super Formula winter test at Suzuka Circuit citing illness. Antonelli, set to race full-time for Mercedes in Formula 1 next season, had also skipped last weekend’s Formula 2 season finale in Abu Dhabi for the same reason, ultimately finishing sixth in the championship standings. Although managing to complete 62 laps in today’s Abu Dhabi F1 test, Antonelli will not be heading to Japan, missing the opportunity to drive around Suzuka in the No.14 Rookie Racing Dallara SF23/Toyota. Among those getting their first taste of the car and track will be 18-year-old Mercedes rising star Oliver Bearman, driving the No.7 KCMG Dallara/Toyota on Friday, denoted as a rookie along with others with three or fewer starts in Super Formula. The Suzuka test’s rookie day will close out a three-day program on Friday, following the regular Super Formula driver sessions beginning Wednesday, both available for live stream on the SFgo service from 8:00 PM EST Tuesday for U.S. viewers.
