Why F1’s ‘Driver of the Day’ was “severely impaired” in Chinese GP
And💛rea Kimi Antonelli scored🌞 points in the Chinese Grand Prix with "extensive" floor damage.
Mercedes have revealed that F1 rookie168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Andrea Kimi Antonelli had “extensive” floor damage during 🧜his drive to ei💯ghth 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5最新开奖结果:George Russell came home third to make💧 it back-to-back♛ podiums for him in 2025.
Mercedes suspect Antonelli picked up the damage from running over debris following 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc’s first-lap tangle with Ferrari teammate and former Silver Arrows driver168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lewis Hamilton.
Despite seeing the impact of the “massive hole in the floor” of Antonelli’s W16 in their data, Mercedes decid𝔍ed not to tell the 18-year-old Italian straight away.
“He had extensive floor damage,” Meꦕrcedes team principal Toto Wolff said.
“We don’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.
“Con🙈sidering he had a car which was severely impaired – holding on to it, finishing eighth, not complaining, just getting on with the job, shows the maturity and the potential he has.”
Kimi Antonelli voted F1 ‘Driver of the Day’
Anton🌌elli won F1’s driver of the day poll, as voted for by fans, in Shanghai.
Upon being informed of the voting results by Wolff over team radio after the chequered flag, Antonelli replied: “Me?!… Yeah, tꦉhat’s weird!”
Antonel🐭li told Sky Sports F1: “I could feel something was weird from lap one.
“Yesterday the limitation was the front left, today the limitation was the rear for the whole race – which was q൩uite unusual, I found it really weꦅird.
“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5最新开奖结果:Oscar Piastri, Haas duo 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oliver Bearman, and Williams driver 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alex Albon.
Mercﷺedes sit second in the constructors’ championship on 57 points, 21 behind McLaren.
Russell lies third in the drivers’ standings, nine points adrift of championship leader 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lando Norris, while Antonelli is fifth.
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