Russell has reconsidered: “Antonelli deserved to be second”
The race pace in the Dutch GP pins George Russell, who overtook Kimi Antonelli only during the pit stop under the Bolognese’s VSC
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Wolff and the Mercedes team order for Antonelli: “These are the rules, we restored the positions before Kimi’s free pit-stop”
The Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff explained why the pit wall asked Russell to give way to Antonelli
Mercedes, after the team order diplomacy reigns: “Kimi deserved to finish ahead”, “Happy that George is third”
There were no tensions between the two Mercedes drivers, despite the team order that required Russell to let Antonelli pass
Russell: “I could have been on pole, but it is important that Ferrari is behind”
Mercedes’ Englishman will start from the front row alongside world champion Lando Norris. But Antonelli is right behind
Antonelli: “In curve-1 I lost two tenths, what a pity. Tomorrow I will attack using my head”
Kimi Antonelli will start from third position in the Dutch GP: the Bolognese pays for a slip in turn 1 that takes away the front row from him
Now Mercedes is afraid: “We are out of sync with developments”. Next decisive package
At Mercedes, they know they cannot afford to get the next update wrong, with others gaining half a second every two months
In the mix with Ferrari and McLaren, Mercedes’ strategy wins
In Zandvoort, Ferrari is fighting in a very tight leading group, but Mercedes comes out on top with a different strategy
Antonelli, a costly mistake: “I had holes at the bottom, I lost 25 load points. But tomorrow I will try again”
Kimi Antonelli’s chase for pole in the Sprint Qualifying of the Dutch GP essentially stops in SQ1, after going off track
Russell: “So I remember how to drive…”
F1, George Russell proudly commented on the pole position in the Zandvoort Sprint Qualifying ahead of Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc
Mercedes: major updates could arrive earlier than expected
Antonelli reveals that Mercedes is considering bringing forward the introduction of developments, also based on pressure from the competition