Mercedes System 1 group principal Toto Wolff says Kimi Antonelli won’t ever make the identical errors once more, which misplaced him a greater shot at Austrian Grand Prix victory.
The Italian noticed his world championship lead trimmed to 40 factors following George Russell’s win on the Purple Bull Ring, as he managed proceedings from pole place, holding off a late assault from Max Verstappen as Antonelli closed on them each in third.
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However Antonelli missed his probability to take pole place when he bailed out of his last qualifying lap, mistaking a double-waved yellow flag when it was a only a single-waved yellow flag for Verstappen’s crash, which Russell interpreted accurately to safe pole together with his last lap.
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With Antonelli beginning fourth behind Russell and each Ferrari drivers, the 19-year-old was overly aggressive within the opening laps making an attempt to get by Charles Leclerc, which value him a place to Verstappen as he dropped to fifth.
“The primary few corners, that is the place the race bought misplaced,” Wolff summarised. “Full assault mode, lacking braking in Flip 1, lacking braking in Flip 3, lacking braking in Flip 4.
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“However, as I stated, that is precisely what I anticipate from him. Like yesterday [in qualifying], the yellow, that is by no means going to occur to him in his life once more. To not see whether or not it is a double yellow or a single yellow.
“In the identical approach right this moment [in the race], he simply wished to be proper there on George. He wished to be proper behind him and that value him a place or two.”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Antonelli held his fingers up for the errors instantly after the race, accepting his aggressive driving value him a greater consequence.
“I used to be a bit too excited within the first few laps and undoubtedly did not drive properly,” Antonelli stated. “I did too many errors. And even within the first stint on the medium [tyres], I misplaced three, 4 seconds with errors.
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“I used to be scuffling with the brakes, however then I feel after I modified tyre, I reset, and the tempo was once more very robust. And it was a disgrace that I joined the celebration a bit too late.”
Antonelli put the errors all the way down to enjoyable an excessive amount of on account of topping each Friday observe periods on the Purple Bull Ring after which being too tense in qualifying.
“It was a weekend the place I began very robust, and I feel due to that I sort of lowered the depth a bit an excessive amount of,” he defined. “And coming to qualifying, I simply felt a bit tense, driving-wise. We have been nonetheless up there, however I felt like I wasn’t driving that properly and never as free.
“In fact, the final lap, it went like that, however I used to be a tenth behind George, so it in all probability would have been P2, very shut, however P2.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, George Russell, Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, George Russell, Mercedes, Toto Wolff, Mercedes
“Ranging from P4, the primary lap was actually dangerous for me. After which I actually struggled with brakes, and I simply misplaced loads of time as a result of I began to do errors. However then second stint was a bit higher, after which third stint was actually, actually robust. The tempo was simply there however after all fell a bit quick.”
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He later added: “The errors have been made and undoubtedly with out them, in all probability may have had the possibility to combat for P2 and even P1. However after all, simple to say now, and want to verify they do not occur once more.”
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