Mercedes have revealed Lewis Hamilton's replacement for the 2025 season and Beyond do Lewis Hamilton has stated that Mercedes need more longr run Pace ahead of the Italian Grand Prix is despite topping the timing sheets in fp2 the seven time world champion is enjoying the weekend out of the spotlight with all eyes on keimy Antonelli after the Silver Arrows announced him as their driver for 2025 and Beyond the 18-year-old didn't have the ideal start to his time as a Mercedes driver Antonelli went fastest with his first ever competitive lap in fp1 but on his second tour of the Monza circuit he lost the rear at the parabolica and span at high speed into the barriers that crash ended his session after just 10 minutes and left the Mercedes mechanics with a major rebuild job to get the car ready for George Russell and fp2 thankfully for the team Hamilton managed to get some valuable data from the opening two practice outings dot speaking after Friday's action at the legendary Monza circuit Hamilton said I'm happy that kimy was okay as that was a big accident the main thing that matters is that he was okay in terms of our car performance it's been a good day this new carmech and the smoother curbs have presented an interesting challenge but the car has felt good from the start there seemed to be some graining up and down the field in fp1 and people struggling with the tires