Antonelli Unhurt in Single-Car Crash, Fit for Bahrain

Kimi Antonelli walked away unhurt after a single-car crash near his home in Serravalle, San Marino on Saturday, Mercedes confirmed. The 19-year-old called police to the scene after his privately owned Mercedes AMG GT 63 PRO 4MATIC+ struck a guardrail; local officers attended and Mercedes said Antonelli was the only person involved. The limited-edition “Motorsport Collectors Edition” AMG GT 63 — one of 200 examples with hand-painted Petronas livery and a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 — was damaged in the incident.

The Brackley-based Formula 1 squad described the incident as an isolated road accident and said it had no impact on the driver’s fitness ahead of the competitive build-up to the new season. Mercedes said the accident is not expected to affect Antonelli’s planned participation in the opening Bahrain pre-season test.

He is scheduled to drive the W17 in multiple sessions at the Bahrain test, including the opening day’s afternoon slot, alternating with teammate George Russell, who will take the corresponding sessions. The crash comes as Antonelli prepares for his second Formula 1 season with Mercedes; he recorded three podiums in his rookie campaign, took his first pole in the Miami sprint and finished seventh in the drivers’ championship, and Mercedes entered the Bahrain test among the title favorites as teams fine-tune cars ahead of the season-opening races.