Antonelli is one in every of two drivers to overlook media day with an sickness.
The opposite is Cadillac’s Valtteri Bottas, who his staff mentioned was “unwell”.
A Cadillac spokesperson mentioned: “The staff has taken the choice to permit him a day of relaxation, to assist his restoration.
“It is a precautionary measure and doesn’t at the moment have an effect on his participation within the the rest of the race weekend. We’ll proceed to watch the state of affairs and supply updates if vital.”
On Wednesday, Cadillac introduced a brand new contract for the Finn’s team-mate Sergio Perez, who will stick with the staff until at least 2029.
They made no point out of Bottas’ future within the announcement, and are mentioned by insiders to be contemplating whether or not to advertise their American reserve driver Colton Herta into F1.
Herta is having his fifth outing of the yr in follow on Friday on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, because the staff search to earn him sufficient mileage to safe the so-called tremendous licence that’s required to race in F1.
Herta, beforehand a front-runner within the US-based Indycar championship, moved to Components 2 this yr with the intention of making ready himself for F1.
His season has not gone effectively and he’s at the moment nineteenth within the standings with a finest results of fifth place.
Nonetheless, Cadillac really feel he has proven extra potential in his F1 outings, which additionally embrace quite a lot of runs in automobiles from earlier years.
No choice has been made on whether or not Bottas or Herta will accomplice Perez in 2027.
