Mercedes System 1 CEO and workforce principal Toto Wolff has issued an apology to Pink Bull after a crash between Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Yuki Tsunoda throughout FP3 in Abu Dhabi.
The incident came about within the pitlane. As Mercedes launched the rookie driver, he went straight into the facet of Pink Bull’s Tsunoda, inflicting harm to the facet of his RB21.
“Initially, I am sorry for Yuki, as a result of I feel we broken all the good bits of his automobile. Was our mistake. We have to determine what occurred,” Wolff informed Sky Sports activities F1 after the session.
“Not fairly positive. However the session was grim originally, however then I feel George had a correct lap and that was adequate for P1. And with Kimi after the shunt within the pitlane, it was all messy, clearly. It’ll be OK.”
The stewards are investigating the unsafe launch from the Brackley outfit.
Mercedes will not be the one workforce set to be investigated. The stewards are wanting into a number of doable infringements forward of qualifying later as we speak. Williams is below investigation for a possible unsafe launch after Alex Albon was launched into the trail of Haas’s Esteban Ocon, and Tsunoda can be being investigated for probably impeding championship chief Lando Norris.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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George Russell completed the ultimate follow session with the quickest time forward of Norris and Pink Bull’s Max Verstappen. Antonelli had the ninth-fastest time.
“I feel on a single lap, sure. On a long term, as we have seen yesterday, I do not suppose so,” Wolff mentioned when requested if he expects the workforce to be a risk to McLaren and Pink Bull in qualifying later as we speak.
He added: “Hopefully we will play within the entrance and tomorrow, you recognize, characteristic a bit.”
Qualifying will happen on the Yas Marina Circuit at 6pm native time (2pm UK time).
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