Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished the qualifying session in second place, making a decisive move towards the end..
It was a rather complex qualifying session for Mercedes, which, on Friday in Miami, fell short, struggling against McLaren, with Lando Norris on pole. The one who patched things up in Florida was championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who made a decisive move towards the end, taking second place, 0.222 seconds behind the reigning world champion.
The two Silver Arrows drivers had a significant gap, with Antonelli himself finishing a full four-tenths clear of his teammate Russell, who finished sixth. These are the Italian’s words at the end of the session: “It was a messy session; I struggled a lot with my car, and with the medium tires, I wasn’t able to get a good lap. Then, with the softs, all of a sudden, the car came to life more, and I felt more comfortable. Obviously, it was a shame not to try the softs in free practice; I think there’s perhaps a bit of margin.
Still, I think that despite everything, it’s a decent result. The team and I did a great job recovering, and now we’re definitely optimistic about tomorrow. Tonight, we’ll analyze in depth to understand what we can do better to go faster tomorrow.”
Photo: Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team
