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Mercedes slams the brakes on Antonelli’s Nürburgring dream
© XPB Michael Delaney
20/05/2026 at 09:1120/05/2026 at 09:18 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Mercedes and Andrea Kimi Antonelli may be dominating Formula 1 in 2026, but the Brackley squad has absolutely no intention of letting their teenage superstar go full Max Verstappen and throw himself at the Nordschleife in a GT car anytime soon. Because while the rest of the motorsport world was busy applauding Verstappen for wrestling his Mercedes-AMG GT3 around the Nürburgring like a caffeinated maniac with nothing to lose, Mercedes executives were collectively clutching their clipboards at the mere suggestion that Antonelli might fancy a crack at it too. Antonelli – all...
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