Toto Wolff fumes as Red Bull issue apology after Gianpiero Lambiase and Helmut Marko implied that Kimi Antonelli had deliberately let Lando Norris past on Lap 56 of the F1 Qatar GP
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Toto Wolff blasts Red Bull as they offer apology for Antonelli facing online abuse after F1 Qatar GP

After Toto Wolff labelled Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko’s insinuation that Kimi Antonelli let Lando Norris through on purpose in the closing stages of the F1 Qatar GP as “utter nonsense”, the Milton Keynes outfit has issued an apology for the vitriol the Mercedes driver is receiving online. It appeared that Norris was going to…

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Kimi Antonelli ahead of the F1 Qatar GP
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Antonelli hopeful for podium finish at F1 Qatar GP following P5 in Qualifying

Kimi Antonelli delivered a solid performance in the F1 Qatar GP Qualifying. The rookie found himself nearly two tenths behind teammate George Russell, and ended up P5. Antonelli qualified seventh during the Sprint Qualifying, and gaining a place to finish P6 in the Sprint. The rookie has been slowly improving throughout the weekend and will…

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Ahead of the F1 Qatar GP weekend, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have praised Kimi Antonelli for his excellent performances recently.
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Verstappen, Hamilton laud Antonelli for strong F1 form recently

Ahead of the F1 Qatar GP weekend, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have praised Kimi Antonelli for his excellent performances recently. Following a terrible run of form and results after his maiden podium in Canada, the 19-year-old Italian driver has bounced back in the last couple of months. A return to Mercedes’ old rear suspension…

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Antonelli ahead of F1 Qatar GP
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Antonelli discusses best race of rookie season after Las Vegas podium ahead of F1 Qatar GP

Kimi Antonelli heads into the F1 Qatar GP fresh off a promotion to P3 at the Las Vegas GP, following the disqualification of both McLarens. The Italian driver has impressed in recent times by securing P4 in Baku and P5 in Singapore, while facing some difficulties in Austin, to bounce back in Mexico with a…

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Mercedes's Andrew Shovlin has shared his insights into Kimi Antonelli’s jump start and the penalty he received at the F1 Las Vegas GP
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Mercedes reveal their findings on Kimi Antonelli’s “quite unusual” jump start at F1 Las Vegas GP

Mercedes F1 trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has shared his insights into Kimi Antonelli’s jump start and the five-second penalty he received following his brilliant recovery drive from P17 to the podium at the Las Vegas GP on Saturday.  Struggling for grip in the rain-hit qualifying session, Antonelli only managed to set the seventeenth-fastest time…

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