{"id":363282,"date":"2025-08-21T23:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/363282\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T23:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:35:11","slug":"f1-star-says-yes-to-space-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/363282\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 star says &#8216;yes&#8217; to SPACE trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-teams\/mercedes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercedes<\/a> F1 star Kimi Antonelli has admitted he would be keen on one day visiting space.&#13;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nBut thankfully for his boss <a title=\"Toto Wolff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/tags\/toto-wolff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toto Wolff<\/a>, the 18-year-old rookie doesn&#8217;t plan on making the journey any time soon.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Italian sensation made the revelation in a wide-ranging interview with <a title=\"Corriere della Sera\" href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/sette\/25_luglio_18\/kimi-antonelli-intervista-c986bcf6-826a-4159-a33e-fac8d1543xlk.shtml?refresh_ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corriere della Sera<\/a> which covered a range of topics including his upbringing, his sporting heroes, and even his belief in God.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nAnd when asked if he would accept any offers to venture in to the cosmos, he responded: &#8220;Yes. But in a few years, when I&#8217;m already quite old.&#8221;&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli has found it tough throughout his debut season in F1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/063826200aacb0008a4bb5ac39c29be5e5d4a31f.jpg\"\/>Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli has found it tough throughout his debut season in F1<br \/>\nAntonelli hopes to halt Mercedes slump<\/p>\n<p>\nFor now, Antonelli must settle for the dull life of F1, where he is currently midway through his debut campaign.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nIt has been an up-and-down year for the Italian, whose <a title=\"form has dropped off\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1058729\/mercedes-f1-boss-toto-wolff-issue-kimi-antonelli-slump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">form has dropped off<\/a> following an impressive start at the Silver Arrows.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nAfter scoring 48 points over his first six races, he has notched a total of just 16 in his last eight outings.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nHe currently occupies seventh spot in the drivers&#8217; standings heading in to <a title=\"next weekend&#039;s Dutch Grand Prix\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1059374\/f1-dutch-grand-prix-zandvoort-race-shown-free-viaplay-tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next weekend&#8217;s Dutch Grand Prix<\/a> &#8211; one place behind the man he replaced at Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nHis cause hasn&#8217;t been helped with uncertainty regarding his future at the team.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nWolff has repeatedly insisted the talented racer &#8211; whose contract is up at the end of this year &#8211; will be a <a title=\"big part of their plans going forward\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1054579\/f1-toto-wolff-mercedes-contract-decision-max-verstappen-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">big part of their plans going forward<\/a>, but a new deal has yet to be agreed.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>F1 HEADLINES:<\/b> <a title=\"Hamilton contract &#039;problem&#039; revealed as $70 million BOMBSHELL uncovered\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gpfans.com\/en\/f1-news\/1059465\/f1-news-today-hamilton-contract-problem-admitted-as-red-bull-in-shock-plan-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamilton contract &#8216;problem&#8217; 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