Antonelli to miss of F2 Sprint Race with sickness

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13:10, 07 Dec 2024

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Prema has decided to retire Andrea Kimi Antonelli's car for the F2 Sprint Race today. The Italian youngster is ill, and was advised not to compete.

In a last-minute announcement, Prema reported on social media. The retirement comes after Antonelli was medically advised to sit out the race, but the team are hopeful he can return on Sunday.

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Unfortunately the Team has to retire Kimi Antonelli’s #4 car from today's F2 Sprint Race. Kimi has been feeling unwell and on doctor's advice, he will not race. He will rest and recover ahead of tomorrow's Feature Race! #F2 #AbuDhabiGP

11:52 AM · Dec 7, 2024

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This is Antonelli's last weekend of F2 as he will graduate to Formula 1 for the 2025 season as a Mercedes driver. He is currently 6th in the F2 championship standings.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	115
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	106
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	73
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	70
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	55
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	37
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	32
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	28
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	19
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	14
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Antonelli to miss of F2 Sprint Race with sickness

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