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Valentino Rossi urges Mercedes to sign Antonelli

Jul.2 MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi is urging Mercedes' Formula 1 team to sign up fellow Italian Andrea ‘Kimi' Antonelli. A protege of team boss Toto Wolff, 17-year-old Antonelli is clearly the favourite to replace Lewis Hamilton next year – but Wolff is nonetheless keeping the door open for now for Max Verstappen. 'My job is to help ensure that this team is fast and that it works,' Wolff told Kronen Zeitung newspaper. 'Of course, that also includes which driver is in the car.' Rossi, who has retired from MotoGP but still owns the VR46 team as well as racing in the world endurance championship, urged Wolff to sign the deal with Antonelli. 'Our country is strong in many...
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