Kimi Antonelli confident ahead of Mexican Grand Prix: "Our speed looks good"

Coming out of a disappointing United States Grand Prix, made very difficult by the collision between him and Carlos Sainz From the first laps, Kimi Antonelli must now find his balance. Back after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, and capable of continuing in Singapore, the Italian seems to have a good pace at the moment aboard his Classic Mercedes for sale, seeing his performances undoubtedly approach those of George Russell.

“It was a good Friday. Probably one of the best Fridays I've had in a while, Kimi Antonelli congratulated himself on Friday eveningFree Practice 1 was really good. FP2 was a bit more difficult. We tried some changes in terms of setup. In some areas we managed to improve the car, in others it was worse. But we gained a lot of information from these two sessions.

Antonelli finally regular in Mexico?

Having suffered from some shortcomings in terms of consistency this year, Kimi Antonelli seemed to have a machine this Friday that finally allowed him to fight at the front, despite a small scare at the start of FP2.. "I had a little problem with the engine. At the beginning of the session and during my second lap, he detailed. It made my program a little more complicated, everything was done a little faster, I was a little pressed for time, but we still managed to complete the laps we needed. That was the most important thing."

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Asked about the possibility of seeing Mercedes play at the forefront this Mexican weekend, Kimi Antonelli allowed himself to respond with a smile and a touch of relaxation, without appearing presumptuous. “That would be great. Our speed looks good, but tomorrow is another day. The track will evolve, and it will be important for us to evolve our riding skills to adapt to the changing conditions. We will do our best.”