Andrea Kimi Antonelli accepts Wolff criticism after Monza

Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the young debut driver, spoke openly astir the comments of his brag astatine Mercedes, Toto Wolff, who described his show astatine the past contention astatine Monza arsenic "below expectations".

On his location track, the Italian earned a coagulated sixth starting position, conscionable 4 hundredths of a 2nd down teammate George Russell. However, helium finished the contention successful ninth spot aft losing respective positions astatine the commencement and receiving a punishment for an incidental with Alexander Albon.

Although helium understood Wolff's criticism, the 17-year-old operator pointed retired that determination are inactive galore affirmative things helium tin instrumentality distant from that weekend.

"I recognize his comment," Antonelli said. "Toto and I ever speech openly. I deliberation it was mostly astir the contention itself. Qualifying was good, contempt my clang successful the 2nd practice."

"But successful the race, particularly connected hard tires, I had problems and made a mistake astatine the start. That's wherefore I deliberation the remark is chiefly related to the race, and I hold - it wasn't the best."

Criticism arsenic information for the adjacent contention weekend

The young operator added that helium understood this disapproval arsenic information for the adjacent contention weekend. His program is to debar the mistakes of Monza and the erstwhile Zandvoort.

"First of all, I effort to person cleanable sessions. In Monza, I crashed aboriginal successful the 2nd signifier and I couldn't thrust agelong stints. I went into the contention practically blind."

"I didn't consciousness the car with a afloat tank, which made it hard to find a rhythm, particularly connected hard tires. It wasn't ideal," explains Antonelli.

"The velocity successful qualifying was amended truthful I anticipation we tin transportation that implicit to this weekend. The main extremity is to person cleanable sessions, thrust arsenic galore laps arsenic imaginable and past bash a bully occupation successful qualifying and the race."