Kimi Antonelli Suffered Major Loss After Dutch GP Qualifying Error
Mercedes said Antonelli lost 20 points of downforce after a gravel off, leaving the championship leader fifth for Saturday’s sprint race.
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kimi antonelli struggles with damage after error in f1 sprint qualifying at zandvoort
Kimi Antonelli’s bid for pole position in the Dutch Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying was derailed early in SQ1 by a critical error at Zandvoort’s notorious Turn 13. The Italian championship leader’s run came to an abrupt halt after sliding off into the gravel trap, a corner that had already caught out Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz during Friday’s practice sessions. Initially, the Mercedes team downplayed the incident, with race engineer Bono repor…
Kimi Antonelli did not have a pleasant return to Formula 1 after the summer break. The championship leader managed no better than the fifth fastest time in sprint qualifying following a spin. His Mercedes will not be fully repaired until after the sprint race in Zandvoort.
Kimi Antonelli experienced a serious fear in the sprint qualifying of Zandvoort. The Mercedes star damaged his underbody during a ride and had to settle for fifth place.
Antonelli says early off compromised Sprint qualifying pace
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