In less than a month’s time, Andrea Kimi Antonelli will make his F1 debut driving for Mercedes. How the 2025 season will go for the Germans is a question mark, with the Brackley-based team currently going through a less successful spell that’s not seen them take part in a title fight since 2021. The Italian has a success-hungry mental approach, though, ahead of the start of the season, but also tries to temper expectations.