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Kimi Antonelli says the Dutch GP weekend would be completely “different” if not for his mistake in FP1.
Mercedes Formula 1 rookie Kimi Antonelli expressed his frustration after failing to make it to Q3 in the Dutch Grand Prix due to an off in Friday practice, leaving him “chasing” for the rest of the weekend.
Antonelli, missing out on the final segment of qualifying by 0.021s, attributed his struggles to an earlier mistake in FP1 where he ran wide and got stuck in the gravel trap.
The Italian driver felt that this incident set him back for the entire weekend, with limited time for proper preparation and race simulations in FP3.
Despite feeling competitive and closer to his teammate George Russell’s pace, Antonelli regretted missing out by such a small margin and finishing 11th in qualifying.
Furthermore, a lock-up at the chicane on his final flying lap in Q3, combined with challenging wind conditions during qualifying, added to his difficulties in securing a better grid position for the race.
