Antonelli’s tears on the radio: “We did it”. Bono: “You will remember this forever, my son!” – VIDEO
Kimi Antonelli achieved his first F1 victory. After the finish line, he let his emotions show with race engineer ‘Bono’
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Wolff: “We started well, but we are not dominating. Maybe Ferrari wins tomorrow…”
Toto Wolff continues to want to hide Mercedes’ superiority, which emerged sensationally also in the Sprint Qualifying in China
Russell: “Without battery at the start of the lap and with cold tires I finished 2nd”
Without battery at the start of the lap and with tires not up to temperature – and after a technical problem -: why Russell’s second position is frightening
Wolff laughs: “For a moment I thought of a Mercedes 1-2-3. Hamilton is still one of our drivers…” – VIDEO
Toto Wolff commented with a joke on the Chinese GP Qualifying, which saw Kimi Antonelli beat George Russell and Lewis Hamilton
Record-breaking Antonelli: he is the youngest pole-sitter ever in F1
The Italian breaks Vettel’s record that had stood since Monza 2008; for Italy it is the first pole since Belgium 2009, when Fisichella was first
Super Antonelli, Wolff is beaming: “And there were those who said he was too young. Russell? Electrical problem with the power unit”
Triumphant day for Mercedes, which secured another front row after the one in Melbourne, despite Russell’s troubles.
The Sprint shows Ferrari and Mercedes closer in the race
Analysis: Russell and Mercedes also prevail in the Sprint, but Ferrari’s gap in the race is smaller
Antonelli: “At the start the turbo was missing, I compromised my race”
Between the numerous positions lost at the start due to an error and the 10-second penalty for the contact with Hadjar, the Bolognese explained what went wrong
Compression ratio, Wolff: “They keep complaining, but for the FIA it is legal. Me good at politics? Like the others”
Toto Wolff teased the rivals who protested to the Federation regarding the compression ratio of the Mercedes power units
Wolff: “Here our big advantage is in the corners. McLaren and the others have the same hardware and software”
The Mercedes number one wanted to dampen the controversy regarding the power of its engine and the relationship with customer teams