{
  "id": 19825470,
  "title": "Mercedes could only gamble on Kimi Antonelli because of George Russell, Toto Wolff told staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/mercedes-could-only-gamble-on-kimi-antonelli-because-of-george",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-13T15:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-could-only-gamble-on-kimi-antonelli-because-of-george-russell-toto-wolff-told-staff/10874338/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mercedes would not have been able to take the risk of promoting Kimi Antonelli without already having George Russell, according to a message Toto Wolff sent to the entire team. Antonelli joined Mercedes in 2025 after seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton moved to Ferrari. In only his second season in the series, the Italian driver became the youngest world champion in the history of F1 ...…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}