Antonelli was informed to relax by race engineer Peter “Bono” Bonnington after his outburst over the radio after the primary incident. However when he carried on complaining, he earned a rebuke from his group principal Toto Wolff, who informed him to “consider the driving”.
Then, on the finish of the race, after Antonelli went off observe a 3rd time attempting to go Norris and was seeking to vent his spleen once more on the cool-down lap, Wolff shut him down a second time. “Kimi, now shouldn’t be the time to speak about this. We are going to discuss this later, not on the radio.”
The 2 Mercedes males had a quick handshake after getting out of their vehicles, however it promised to be a clumsy debrief.
Sky Sports activities F1 pundit Martin Brundle stated it was no shock to see the 2 come to blows given they’re combating for the title. Russell is below stress this weekend as a result of Antonelli has received the final three races to take the championship lead.
“It was all the time going to occur. Inevitable. Kimi misplaced his head somewhat bit however he’ll be taught from this,” was Brundle’s verdict.
The combating on the entrance was the spotlight of an entertaining dash race on the whole. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton appeared as if he would take fourth spot for a lot of the race, solely to clip the “Wall of Champions” late within the race. Hamilton was then handed by McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, shedding place, which allowed Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc to go him as effectively.
