{"id":83748,"date":"2025-08-21T23:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/83748\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T23:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:47:07","slug":"f1-star-says-yes-to-space-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/83748\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 star says ‘yes’ to SPACE trip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mercedes<\/a> F1 star Kimi Antonelli has admitted he would be keen on one day visiting space. <\/p>\n

\nBut thankfully for his boss Toto Wolff<\/a>, the 18-year-old rookie doesn’t plan on making the journey any time soon. <\/p>\n

\nThe Italian sensation made the revelation in a wide-ranging interview with Corriere della Sera<\/a> which covered a range of topics including his upbringing, his sporting heroes, and even his belief in God. <\/p>\n

\nAnd when asked if he would accept any offers to venture in to the cosmos, he responded: “Yes. But in a few years, when I’m already quite old.” <\/p>\n

\"MercedesMercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli has found it tough throughout his debut season in F1
\nAntonelli hopes to halt Mercedes slump<\/p>\n

\nFor now, Antonelli must settle for the dull life of F1, where he is currently midway through his debut campaign. <\/p>\n

\nIt has been an up-and-down year for the Italian, whose form has dropped off<\/a> following an impressive start at the Silver Arrows. <\/p>\n

\nAfter scoring 48 points over his first six races, he has notched a total of just 16 in his last eight outings. <\/p>\n

\nHe currently occupies seventh spot in the drivers’ standings heading in to next weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix<\/a> – one place behind the man he replaced at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton. <\/p>\n

\nHis cause hasn’t been helped with uncertainty regarding his future at the team. <\/p>\n

\nWolff has repeatedly insisted the talented racer – whose contract is up at the end of this year – will be a big part of their plans going forward<\/a>, but a new deal has yet to be agreed. <\/p>\n

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