Trailer released for Netflix documentary on Mercedes F1’s Antonelli

The trailer for an upcoming documentary on Components 1 hotshot Andrea Kimi Antonelli has been launched forward of its premiere subsequent week.

Netflix will publish ‘The Seat’ on Monday 5 Might, and it will likely be a 45-minute documentary charting the earlier 12 months of the Italian’s life as he equipped for his promotion to F1.

In August of final 12 months, Mercedes introduced Antonelli as its Lewis Hamilton substitute for 2025, with the 18-year-old contesting his rookie F2 season on the time. 

“It’s a dream come true to be an F1 driver with the Mercedes F1 Staff,” mentioned Antonelli, who’s now 5 grands prix into his rookie marketing campaign and is sixth within the standings.

“All through the method, Toto, the staff and I have been in fixed communication. ‘The Seat’ reveals this course of from begin to end. I can’t watch for the world to hitch us on this journey streaming the documentary on Netflix.”

The trailer was truly launched by Mercedes staff associate WhatsApp and provides glimpses of the F1 function that guarantees unique behind-the-scenes footage from the interior choice course of to his Mercedes observe debut at Monza, in addition to private perception into his life.

“Choosing Kimi as our race driver for 2025 was, as ‘The Seat’ paperwork, a giant determination,” mentioned Mercedes F1 boss Toto Wolff, who was captured within the trailer informing Antonelli of the selection to advertise him.

“WhatsApp performed an instrumental position on this. It was the engine that saved the whole lot transferring easily and privately, permitting our staff to concentrate on Kimi’s improvement, focus on progress and in the end talk our selection.

“We’re excited to offer F1 followers around the globe a novel perception into the method, displaying how we arrived at this pivotal second within the staff’s historical past.”

The documentary even captures the second Antonelli made his grand prix debut in Melbourne this 12 months, with Netflix dubbing the method as “the largest driver change in F1 historical past”.