{"id":467300,"date":"2026-02-11T04:42:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/467300\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T04:42:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:42:12","slug":"kimi-antonelli-involved-in-car-accident-as-red-bull-boss-to-miss-bahrain-test-racingnews365-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/467300\/","title":{"rendered":"Kimi Antonelli involved in car accident as Red Bull boss to miss Bahrain test &#8211; RacingNews365 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kimi Antonelli is &#8220;completely unharmed&#8221; after a traffic accident near his home in San Marino over the weekend, Mercedes F1 team has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>The young Italian was called 911 after the incident, and police arrived at the scene. However, the three-time F1 podium finisher was not injured.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/kimi-antonelli-unhurt-after-being-involved-in-car-accident\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Kimi Antonelli &#8216;unhurt&#8217; after being involved in car accident<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRed Bull boss Laurent Mekies to miss first F1 Bahrain test<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has not travelled to Bahrain for the first official F1 pre-season test, which gets underway tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day event runs from Wednesday, 11 February to Friday, 13 February, but the Frenchman has stayed at home after a minor routine medical procedure, RacingNews365 understands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/racingnews365.com\/crucial-red-bull-figure-to-miss-first-bahrain-f1-test\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ MORE: Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies to miss first F1 Bahrain test<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"content-field__images__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mekies.jpg\" width=\"650\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" onerror=\"window.utilitiesPictureTagFallbackHandler(this)\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tZak Brown lands hilarious McLaren joke at new F1 car launch<\/p>\n<p>Zak Brown delivered a lighthearted joke at the expense of McLaren&#8217;s 2017 F1 car, the MCL32, at the launch of the MCL40, the Woking-based squad&#8217;s challenger for the season ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will look to defend McLaren&#8217;s constructors&#8217; 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