Kimi Antonelli explains cause of DNF at Imola - and why he was “wasting energy”
Source�✱� of Mercedes driver's DNF pinpointed after Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Mercedes driver 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Andrea Kimi Antonelli saw his first home F1 grand prix grind to a premature eꦑnd.
Antonelli failed to finish the F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday, when his c🌊ar came to a halt on Lap 46 out of 63, while running in 10th.
A throttle issue🌠 was the cause of🍌 his DNF, Antonelli confirmed.
But the F1 rookie was still able to look back with pride at a scrap with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, whose 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mercedes seat he inherited.
“Definitely. We we🎃re in a DRS train,” Antonelli said.
“We lacked top speed. I always a bit weak going down 👍the straights.
“It was a good stint trying to keep him behind.
“On the medium, as soon as I put the tyres on, after a couple of la♈ps I started to have a throttle issu💮e.
“I was on the straight, 🧸losing power. The sensor was going crazy.
“�🥂�I don’t know, without the problem, if the pace would have been better.
“I need to work on my driving and see wജhere I can improve.
“I need to improve race pace especial♔ly in hot temperature. “When it’s cold, th꧋e pace is good, it’s much better. And, for me, it’s easier to manage the tyre.
“I need to work on it, when it’s hot.”
Kimi Antonelli: "I didn't take enough time for myself"
Teenager Antonelli is from Bologna, up the road from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Pr🦂ix.
He started the Imol🌸a weekend surrounded by his schoolmates, having invited them to their local F1 grand prix.
At just 18, it was a reminder that Antonelli is balancing racing wꦐith his exams.
However, bringing along his friends was quꦐestioned by Jacques Villeneuve.
An🌌tonelli, after his first F1 experience on home soil, has now admitted🌃 that his focus was swayed from the enormity of the event.
“Definitely this weekend was good learning,” the Mercedes talent said.
“On my side, I didn’t manage everything well.
“I didn’t take enough time for myself on most💧 occasions. That hurt me f🥃or this weekend.
“I was wasting energy. It affected the performance in🐽 the car.
“On that side, it was a really go🐬od lesson. Especially ahead 🎃of Monza.”
The F1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza comes later in the yea🍰r, a second attempt for Antonelli to impress his countrymen.
Last year at Monza, Antonelli crashedꦇ in a high-profile FP1 run-out for Merced🐼es as part of their young driver programme.
He will be aiming for significantly better luck in 2025, after his career has skyrockete💫d into a F1 race seat.
Italy✨ 🌳is the only nation, apart from the United States, with two grands prix this year.
However, Imola and Las V💖egas are the races whose contracts with Formula 1 expire this year.
Vegas,🌠 a new showpiece for the whole sport, is assured of its continuation but there are fears for Imola.
With Madrid confirme꧑d for an F1 debut in 2026, and the presence in the USA greater than ever, it is possible than Imola will fall away from the calend🍌ar next year.
James was a sports ꦐjournalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports𒊎, to football, to F1.
