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Kimi Antonelli has not been enjoying a strong run of form of late, but is hopeful he can turn his fortunes around this weekend at the Hungarian GP.
Kimi Antonelli has been struggling with his form at Mercedes recently and has only scored points once in the last seven races, with a podium finish at the Canadian Grand Prix breaking the streak. In Belgium, he qualified in 18th place, his lowest position of the season, and failed to advance from the Q1 segment of qualifying for the second time this year. Antonelli will be reverting to an older suspension setup at the Hungaroring to try to improve his pace, acknowledging that his aggressive driving style hasn’t been working well with the current car. He believes his aggressive approach has made the car unpredictable and has affected his confidence in pushing it to the limit. Meanwhile, his teammate George Russell has been able to adapt better to the new suspension, bringing points for the team in contrast to Antonelli’s struggles during the European season. Antonelli hopes that switching back to the old suspension will help him regain the feeling he had before the start of the European races.
