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Kimi Antonelli vows to re-establish order over Russell
Kimi Antonelli promises to re-establish his championship lead over George Russell at Malaysia's Bahrain GP after Azerbaijan GP loss.
In brief
Kimi Antonelli promises to re-establish his championship lead over George Russell at Malaysia's Bahrain GP after Azerbaijan GP loss. Kimi Antonelli aims to regain his championship lead over George Russell at the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after finishing fifth in Azerbaijan. Originally reported by Sky…
Kimi Antonelli's Azerbaijan GP result
Kimi Antonelli finished fifth in Azerbaijan Grand Prix after struggling with technical issues and a crash in qualifying.
“He's always been my rival. But I'll make sure next week I re-establish the order”
Championship lead reduced to 66 points
Antonelli's championship lead over George Russell dropped to 66 points with eight rounds remaining after Russell's Azerbaijan GP victory.
“The result cut Antonelli's lead over his Mercedes team-mate to 66 points with eight rounds remaining”
Antonelli's performance in Azerbaijan
Antonelli missed practice sessions due to technical issues and crashed in qualifying, starting from 16th on the grid.
“FP1 I did three laps and then missed the half of FP2”
Antonelli's confidence in Malaysia
Antonelli expressed confidence he will return to his usual performance level at the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
“I'll make sure next week I re-establish the order and just make sure that I will be at back at my usual level”
Mercedes team response
Mercedes deputy team principal Bradley Lord stated Antonelli's performance won't be psychologically affected by Russell's recent success.
“I don't really think it makes a difference”
Bahrain GP in Malaysia
Formula 1 returns to Malaysia for the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit on Friday morning.
“Formula 1 heads to Malaysia for the first time since 2017 as it hosts the Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sepang International Circuit”
Next race impact
Antonelli aims to re-establish his championship lead over Russell at the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia.
“I'm really looking forward to it”
What to remember
Kimi Antonelli aims to regain his championship lead over George Russell at the rescheduled Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia after finishing fifth in Azerbaijan.
