Why F1’s ‘Driver of the Day’ was “severely impaired” in Chinese GP
Andrea Kimi Antonelli s🍬cored points in the Chinese Grand Prix with "extensive" floor damage.
Mercedes have revealed that F1 rookie168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Andrea Kimi Antonelli had “extensive” floor damage during his d🍒rive to eighth at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Antonelli finished P8 in Sunday’s grand prix to continue his 100% run of finishing inside the points so far during his debut F1 season. Mercedes teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell came home third to make it back-to-back podiums for hi𒈔m in 2025.
Mercedes suspect Antonelli picked up the damage from running over debris following 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc’s first-lap tangle with Ferrari teammate and former Silver Arrows driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lewis Hamilton.
Despite seeing the impact of the “massive hole in the floor” of Antonelli’s W16 in their data, Mercede🌞s decided not to tell the 𒀰18-year-old Italian straight away.
“He had extensive floor damage,” Mercedes team principal Toto♍ Wolff said.
“We d🉐on’t know exactly why, whether he ran over Charles’s endplate, but there was a massive hole in the floor, the titanium streaks [skid plates] were gone.
“Considering he had a car which was severely impaired – holding on to it, finishing eighth, not complaining, just gett🥂ing on with the job, shows the maturity and the potentia💎l he has.”
Kimi Antonelli voted F1 ‘Driver of the Day’
Antonelli won F1’s driver🍰 of the day poll, as voted for by fans, in Shangh☂ai.
Upon being inform🍬ed of the voting results by Wolff over team radio after the cheꦬquered flag, Antonelli replied: “Me?!… Yeah, that’s weird!”
Antonelli told ꦰSky Sports F1: “I could feel something was weird from lap one.
“Yesterday the limitation was the front left, today the limitation was the r𝔍ear for the whole race – which was quit🤡e unusual, I found it really weird.
“It🏅 was really hard to keep up, I was trying to look after the rears as much as possible. Mentally it was a good experience, a good lesson, because it was tough.”
The decision raised eyebrows among some, particularly given other starring performances from the likes of race-winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri, Haas duo 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oliver Bearman, and Williams driver 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon.
Mercedes sit second in the constructors’ championship on 𒐪57 points, 21 behind McLaren.
Russell lies third in the drivers’ standings, nine points adrift of championship leader 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris, while Antonelli is fifth.
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