Kimi Antonelli overlooked as fellow F1 rookie tipped to shine in 2025

Johnny Herbert e🌳valuates the five rookies on the F1 grid in 2025.

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Johnny Herbert has backed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oliver Bearman to impress the most out of the new rookies joining the F1 grid for 2025.

Bearman is one of five rookies on th𒅌e grid in 2025.

The Ferrari protege will make his full-time F1 debut with Haas alongside168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Esteban Ocon.

Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar teams up with Yuki Tsunoda at Racing Bulls, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Doohan will start the year at Alpine.

F2 champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Gabriel Bortoleto got the nod over 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas to secure the second Sauber seat, while Mercedes chose Kimi Antonelli as168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton's replacement.

Speaking to , Herbert suggested that Bearman w💃ill be the one to watch 🌸in 2025.

"I like Gabriel Bortoleto because I li♉ke what he did in F2. I like his grit and determination to get himself into that position that he got himself into when he won the championship," Herbert said.

"Now obviously getting himself into racing up against Nico Hulkenberg, though🌃 which is a good opportunity for him to actually go up against Hulkenberg as we saw with Oliver Bearman, he pushed him. Sometimes, Bearman was quicker than Hulkenberg.

"The driver that's going to be very, very interesting to see what he can do is Kimi Antonelli. Because his first showing wasn't great in Monza. Now he's got to a reputation to repair and get people supporting him because that wasn't the perfect scenario for him. He's also up against Ge🌳orge Russell and he's a very confident, smart young man that I think he's going to be very tough to break.

"I think Bearman is one to look out for too, for me, he will be the one who's probably going to get the best out of the you💞ng bunch. And then Isack Hadjar. Hadjar I did like what he did in F2 as w𝓡ell."

Lawson gets Red Bull chance

Lawson is also debatably a rookie, with just 11 races to his name𝔉 before getting promoted to 🐎Red Bull.

Lawson faces the daunting task of going up agai🔯nst Max Verstappen at Red Bull in 2025.

Verstappen dismantled Pierre Gasly and Alex Albon෴ before they were axed.

Lawson has been busy preparing for the new season, visiting Red Bull's base in Milton Key🌌nes to have a seat fit.

Red♐ B🃏ull dropped to third in the F1 constructors' standings last year amid Sergio Perez's poor run of form. 

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