A second between Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will hopefully convey to an finish the web abuse the Mercedes rookie has been receiving since his mistake through the Qatar Grand Prix.
In a video shared by the Mercedes F1 social media staff, the younger driver could be seen approaching the four-time champion following the title-deciding race. The 2 shake fingers as Antonelli apologises for the error he made in final weekend’s race as soon as once more – a mistake that permit now-Components 1 champion Lando Norris win by two factors.
Verstappen listens with a smile on his face earlier than shrugging off the episode with a smile as the 2 shake fingers once more. There may be clearly no rigidity between the drivers.
The drama started at Losail, when Antonelli was chasing Carlos Sainz for the ultimate podium place of the Qatar Grand Prix. After a number of laps within the soiled air of the Williams, he ran out of grip on the penultimate lap and went vast, letting Norris sweep via and seize fourth place and two additional factors in his championship battle with the Dutchman.
“After so many laps in soiled air, I am pushing so onerous, the error arrived, as a result of I clearly each lap I used to be pushing a bit an increasing number of to get nearer and I arrived to the purpose the place the tyre gave up. At that second I did a mistake and Lando handed me,” he mentioned. “Then after the race, to obtain these type of feedback, positively it damage.”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Mercedes
Photograph by: Sam Bagnall / Sutton Photographs through Getty Photographs
This error drew criticism from Pink Bull because the staff briefly believed it to be a purposeful transfer to permit Norris via, however these feedback have been shortly apologised for. Regardless of this, the abuse from followers of the championship was rife on social media.
Mercedes revealed that greater than 1100 “extreme or suspect” feedback – a number of of them demise threats – have been flagged throughout Antonelli’s social media accounts. And whereas Pink Bull issued a proper assertion confirming its accusations have been incorrect, in addition to feedback mirroring this from throughout the paddock, the abuse continued into this weekend.
Following the Abu Dhabi race, the Italian was compelled to show feedback off as soon as once more as a result of additional abuse.
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