so I'm sure by this stage you've heard the name Andrea Kimmy Antonelli the Italian has been practically forced down our throats since # bless smoked too much weed in February and In fairness that's for good reason the Italian air four Championship the adac formula 4 Championship the for of the Regional Middle East Championship the for of the regional European Championship the FIA motorport games these are all series Antonelli has emerged victorious in since only 2022 with a further win on debut in the Italian GT Sprint Championship there's good reason why this guy is likely the most hotly tipped young driver potentially ever hell coming into this year Mercedes even decided that the crash Pro nidel in Formula 3 weren't enough of a challenge promoting Kimmy straight to Formula 2 for 2024 instead with but a handful of rounds into that series yet the Italian is already being lined up for a seat in Formula 1 that's despite Antonelli spending his time closer to the gravel traps than the podium so far but that's okay I hear you scream into the comment section the lad 17 in a brand new series and on the world stage for the first time in his career give him time to grow and stop being a hating prick for once oh and lay off the cakes you fat thing is we're not talking about 2025 anymore as if recent rumors are to be believed this guy will be in a Formula 1 car 2 weeks from now going into the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix we saw Williams driver Logan Sergeant fighting for his job a series of errors and a general lack ofing Pace had put the American in hot water he would end the Abu Dhabi race in 16th only to be retained a week later for 2024 the team claiming they had faith in his services for another year cut to round three of this season and that Faith was apparently better placed on the sidelines I'd like to say we all knew Australia fp1 was the beginning of the end for Logan Sergeant but I think that actually started the moment he first sat foot in a Williams simulator or is that too harsh let's be honest if you expected the guy to last any longer than a semis skimmed bottle of milk you're just a idiot but replacing the American for antonetti here I think James vals needs to recount his chroma zones rumors have been circulating long before the Miami Grand Prix that Logan would be out of the car by the following race in IMA said rumors were further fueled when the FIA let slip that a super license request had been made for Antonelli although they failed to outline exactly which team it was for now I'm only a little bit biased so let me try and find some positives for chucking the 17-year-old in now you get an Italian back on the Grizz just in time for an Italian Grand Prix and Williams likely get one of Toto Wolf's special favors for fiing the youngster early both of those are very short-term advantages however and unless the team are just scrambling for cash behind the sofa to pay for Adrian ne's wage in 2026 this is just setting up a recipe for disaster let's begin with the obvious throwing Kimmy into a kid season with very very limited eff1 experience risks burning out the rookie quicker than most content creators once the Christmas ad Revenue Falls away few drivers can jump into this sport so early into their careers and succeed just ask anyone in the bins behind Milton keing if you don't believe me on top of that if we look at Kimmy's performances in Formula 2 there have been flashes of that potential we all know is there but it's pretty clear that he's not ready for the step up yet while Kimmy's impressive trophy cabinet is well known what's not quite so common knowledge is his apparent magnetism to penalties now you can argue that Max mapen was not too dissimilar at that age but note how that aggression ended up being both a blessing and a curse in the early years of his Formula 1 career let's also remember that Williams have pretty much used up their repair budget already in the opening quarter of 2024 placing Antonelli in the carima only to watch him treat Aqua minali like a straight line would do no good for both team and Driver let's be real for a second Mercedes goal here is to Chuck kimy and a Williams then if he performs burn down Carlos s's tent outside breckley and sign up the youngster for the silver arrows in 2025 that would solve a lot of the their problems and keep the antonetti camp happy no doubt what happened with piastri and Alpine a couple of years ago will be playing on Toto's mind a bit here if they can't safely put Antonelli in a MC for next season they'd have to settle for someone on a one-year contract who pretty much knows they'll be cast aside once their Prodigy is time to settle in at Williams in that case why not just bring vry back that's actually a really good idea since Audi want nothing to do with the naked mullet man here anymore you know the more I think about that plan the more I like it pretty much everybody wins Antonelli gets to finish off his development in F2 safe and the knowledge he'll be on the grid for 2025 Williams then get a much more prepared driver at the start of next season I mean look how well that went for George Russell so we're just left with one mystery then why was a super license request really put forward to the FIA ahead of this weekend in Miami I don't think it was Williams who did this in the end my theory would be instead it was in preparation for an fp1 outing with the silver arrows for IMA we've already seen Kimmy testing there in ground effect Machinery over the the last few weeks so it makes sense to give him his first taste of the 2024 car at a track in his backyard and that he's already familiar with of course there's a chance that I'm completely wrong Logan Sergeant will cross the line in Miami to be hand to the p45 over the team radio and the young Italian will make a historic debut for the blue outfit in a couple of weeks that said my takes have been surprisingly good so far this year so it's more likely that Logan will just flip his car into tamborello and I'll sit back and laugh at you lot I'm curious to know what you will think about this situation though so let me know down in the comments and if you enjoyed make sure you get subscribed for more content every Sunday in 2024 as always a huge thank you to my patrons and channel members they get these videos early so if you'd like to support me further then you can check out the links down in the description below now I'll of course be back for the Miami Grand Prix comedy review which will be up either tonight or ear Monday morning but until then have a good one [Music] [Music] for [Music]