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Kimi Antonelli apologises after an incident with Charles Leclerc ended the Ferrari driver’s race.
Mercedes Formula 1 rookie Kimi Antonelli has taken full responsibility for the crash that took out Charles Leclerc from the Dutch Grand Prix, expressing his regret and acknowledging the need to be more cautious in similar situations in the future. Antonelli attempted a move on Leclerc for seventh place with 20 laps to go but ended up colliding with the Ferrari driver, receiving a 10-second time penalty for causing the collision. Despite sustaining limited damage to his car, Antonelli’s race was impacted as he fell outside the points-scoring positions. He admitted to trying to back out of the move when he realized it wouldn’t succeed, but the collision was unavoidable at that point. Antonelli also received a separate penalty for speeding in the pitlane and expressed disappointment over his overall performance, acknowledging areas for improvement to avoid such incidents in future races.
