Feb.11 (GMM) Mercedes’ teenage racer Kimi Antonelli has escaped harm after crashing his newly delivered firm automotive close to his new house in San Marino – simply hours earlier than pre-season testing in Bahrain.
In line with Germany’s Bild and Italian studies together with Il Resto del Carlino and Corriere della Sera, the 19-year-old misplaced management of a strictly restricted Mercedes-AMG GT 63 PRO Motorsport Collectors Version on Saturday night within the Serravalle space.
Mercedes confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
“We are able to verify that Kimi was concerned in a visitors accident close to his house in San Marino on Saturday night,” the staff mentioned. “Police have been on the scene after being notified by Kimi.
“No different car was concerned, and though his automotive was broken, Kimi was utterly unhurt.”
Police reconstructed a harm path of roughly 144 metres. Italian media report the automotive first struck a roadside pole on the precise, then hit the central barrier twice earlier than coming to relaxation in opposition to a retaining wall. Some retailers have speculated about excessive velocity, although there is no such thing as a official affirmation.
The automotive in query is one in all simply 200 examples worldwide, impressed by Mercedes’ 2024 Silver Arrow design and powered by a 612-horsepower twin-turbo V8. Business estimates place its worth at round EUR 230,000.
Antonelli had solely taken supply of the automotive days earlier. Notably, he obtained his street licence in San Marino relatively than Italy, the place strict energy limits apply to novice drivers. The microstate’s laws allowed him to legally drive high-performance equipment of this kind – an element understood to have influenced his resolution to base himself there as he begins dwelling independently.
Regardless of the scare, there are not any sporting penalties. Antonelli has already travelled to Bahrain and can participate within the first official group take a look at of 2026 on the Sakhir circuit from February 11-13.
He’s scheduled to run on Wednesday and Friday afternoons, and on Thursday morning.
