However, the battle for second place between Ferrari and Mercedes<\/a> looks set to be one of many storylines for the final 10 race weeks of the 2025 F1 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Scuderia have a 24-point advantage over the Silver Arrows, with Red Bull a further 42 points adrift.<\/p>\n Position Constructors’ Standings PointsPts 1 559 2 260 3 236 4 194 5 70 6 52 7 51 8 45 9 35 10 20 <\/p>\n It\u2019s up to George Russell<\/a> and rookie teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a> to achieve that feat, but the run up to the summer break wasn\u2019t easy for the Italian teenager.<\/p>\n Fans were amazed by Antonelli\u2019s Canadian Grand Prix podium<\/a>, but aside from his brilliant weekend in Montreal, he only scored one point in the seven other races leading up to the four-week pause in the campaign.<\/p>\n Antonelli was \u2018extremely happy\u2019 with changes made to his car<\/a> at the Hungarian Grand Prix<\/a>, and he\u2019ll hope that proves to be a turning point for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n Russell has now been speaking about his new teammate and admitted that he admires the teenager for one thing he\u2019s done away from the track this season.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Know all about 2025 Mercedes F1 driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli including stats<\/a><\/p>\n Russell was asked on Mercedes\u2019 official YouTube channel one thing he admires about his teammate and said: \u201cI admire how you\u2019re handling everything.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not easy, Formula 1, these days, with the pressure and Netflix.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s obviously a lot going on. So, yeah, you\u2019re doing a very good job at dealing with that. It\u2019s not easy.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a young man, but he\u2019s an old soul!\u201d<\/p>\n Position Drivers’ Championship PointsPts 1 284 2 275 3 187 4 172 5 151 6 109 7 64 8 54 9 37 10 27 <\/p>\n Lewis Hamilton has offered Antonelli some advice<\/a> in the paddock recently, as his performances haven\u2019t matched his talent.<\/p>\n The speed Antonelli showed to claim pole position for the Sprint Race at the Miami Grand Prix hasn\u2019t been shown frequently enough, although a change Mercedes made to both cars at Imola has hampered his progress.<\/p>\n Fans questioned whether Mercedes made the right decision promoting Antonelli<\/a> at Spa, when the 18-year-old was seen looking very upset following back-to-back Q1 exits at one of the sport\u2019s most iconic tracks.<\/p>\n The way he bounced back the following weekend highlights why Russell was so impressed.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Mercedes driver George Russell\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to height<\/a><\/p>\n Toto Wolff speaks about Lewis Hamilton\u2019s defence of Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n If there\u2019s one driver on the grid who understands how much pressure can be put on a driver by the media, it\u2019s Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n Hamilton has been the poster boy of Formula 1 since his debut nearly 20 years ago, and is dealing with intense pressure in Italy right now after a tricky start to his first campaign with Ferrari.<\/p>\n CategoryGeorge RussellAndrea Kimi Antonelli2025 points17264Grand Prix results140Grand Prix qualifying131Grand Prix wins10Grand Prix poles10Grand Prix podiums61Best finish1st3rdDisqualifications00Retirements02Retirements (classified finish)00Fastest laps22Grand Prix points finishes148Sprint results30Sprint Qualifying21Sprint wins00Sprint poles01Sprint podiums00The 2025 F1 teammate head-to-head battle of George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/p>\n Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff<\/a> has tried to defend his new driver, with Wolff removing pressure from Antonelli<\/a> during his debut season by admitting that expectations were low.<\/p>\n However, any driver who reaches this level of the sport has no interest in slowly adapting to their new surroundings, and Antonelli would have wanted to impress from the start.<\/p>\n![\"Mercedes](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2227073368-1024x686.jpg\")
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