Wolff’s mid-race message to Antonelli · RaceFans

Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli obtained some mid-race encouragement from workforce principal Toto Wolff through the Italian Grand Prix.

Wolff got here on Antonelli’s radio to spur him on after he made a vital cross on Yuki Tsunoda for ninth place.

“Superb Kimi, get them!” Wolff instructed his driver after he out-braked the Crimson Bull on the Rettifilo chicane on lap 18. The message was not performed on F1’s world feed.

Antonelli’s cross allowed him to get inside vary of Fernando Alonso and Gabriel Bortoleto forward of him. Whereas Alonso dropped out with suspension failure, Antonelli obtained forward of Bortoleto by pitting later than the Sauber driver.

Nevertheless he was unable to forestall Alexander Albon from passing him after the Williams driver made his pit cease. Antonelli additionally collected a five-second penalty for “erratic driving” as he compelled the Williams driver off on the exit of the Rettifilo. That dropped him again behind Bortoleto within the remaining classification, although he scored his finest results of the final six rounds with ninth place.

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Chosen messages from Antonelli’s radio

Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Monza, 2025 — Antonelli battled his well past Tsunoda, to the delight of Wolff

Antonelli made his cross on Tsunoda after the Crimson Bull driver briefly fell out of vary of the automobiles forward. Wolff and race engineer Peter Bonnington praised his transfer.

Lap: 18/53 ANT: 1’23.979

Bonnington
5 forward and behind. Overtake nonetheless out there.He passes Tsunoda

Bonnington
Overtake to defend. Good work Kimi, so hole 1.0 behind, you’ve obtained 1.8 forward, so let’s get the brakes beneath management, let’s chase Alonso, put Bortoleto down.

Bonnington
Hole 1.9 forward, 0.8 behind. Alonso, Bortoletto doing 24.2 forward of them Lewis, 23.7.

Lap: 19/53 ANT: 1’23.940

Wolff
Superb Kimi, get them.

Bonnington
Bearman has pitted, at the moment 2.8 protected to him. Hole 1.7 forward, 1.4 behind.

Lap: 20/53 ANT: 1’23.746

Bonnington
Tsunoda in. Simply hold your head down Kimi, let’s have the tempo you’ve obtained.

Lap: 21/53 ANT: 1’23.688

Bonnington
It’s very low deg. Goal lap on Plan A, so nonetheless Plan A goal lap.

Lap: 22/53 ANT: 1’23.295

Antonelli
Replace on tempo.

Bonnington
Stand by, ready for Alonso to finish. All these automobiles which have pitted are sat proper on our pit window. Fundamental loss final lap was flip eight, min pace, that’s to George. George doing 23.4.

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As he approached his pit cease, Antonelli misplaced time by operating off the monitor at Rettifilo.

Lap: 25/53 ANT: 1’23.449

Bonnington
Kimi simply replace us on tyres, replace your tyre change.

Bonnington
So it seems like Alonso is retiring with suspension failure, so Bortoleto is now our focus.

Lap: 26/53 ANT: 1’24.699

Antonelli
He goes too deep at Rettifilo and cuts throughout the run-offShit!

Bonnington
Kimi, be proactive together with your b-bal, obtained that flip one, flip 4. Nonetheless protected to Bortoleto by 2.3.

Lap: 27/53 ANT: 1’23.700

Antonelli
Entrance-left could be very weak.

Bonnington
Okay, copy. Kimi, have you ever obtained another lap in you.

Antonelli
Approaching ParabolicaHow protected are we?

Bonnington
Say once more, say once more? Nonetheless protected, nonetheless protected. Staying out, nonetheless protected, two seconds. Simply must keep away from the error.

After pitting, Antonelli recovered to ninth place, however got here beneath assault from Albon who had newer and softer tyres on his Williams:

Lap: 41/53 ANT: 1’22.503

Bonnington
Albon could also be on this lap, just one second protected to him. Albon in pit lane now. Overtake is offered.

Lap: 42/53 ANT: 1’22.255

Bonnington
12 laps remaining, Kimi, simply head down, focus.

Lap: 43/53 ANT: 1’22.322

Bonnington
George a 21.9, hole behind 0.6.

Bonnington
Hole 0.4.

Lap: 44/53 ANT: 1’23.848

Bonnington
Hole 0.4.Antonelli squeezes Albon on the exit of Rettifilo however the Williams passes him at Roggia

Lap: 45/53 ANT: 1’22.651

Bonnington
Okay hole 1.2 forward.

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Mercedes warned Antonelli he was liable to being penalised for his driving whereas making an attempt to maintain Albon behind:

Lap: 47/53 ANT: 1’22.327

Bonnington
Seven laps remaining Kimi, let’s have every thing you’ve obtained. So we’re beneath investigation for forcing Albon off-track.

Bonnington
George 4 tenths sooner from flip 4 exit flip seven, min pace.

Lap: 48/53 ANT: 1’22.201

Antonelli
I can’t slide the entrance.

Bonnington
So drop the lift-and-coast and work on peak strain. And also you go ahead with b-bal two p.c.

Lap: 49/53 ANT: 1’22.174

Bonnington
5 laps remaining. You should utilize diff magic flip 4 to assist slide the entrance.

Lap: 50/53 ANT: 1’21.997

Bonnington
Nonetheless losses flip seven and switch 11, exit 11.

Antonelli took the chequered flag in eighth place, although as Bonnington identified the penalty dropped him again to ninth. The driving force apologised to his workforce:

Lap: 53/53 ANT: 1’21.968

Bonnington
Kimi another lap. We’ve simply been given a 5 second penalty.

Antonelli
What for?

Bonnington
Bought overtake out there so you should use it. Nonetheless have overtake out there.

Chequered flag

Bonnington
He takes the chequered flagKimi so with that penalty, that drops us right down to P9. In order that was for [not] leaving a automotive’s width, Albon.

Bonnington
When you can go HPP 1 place 12 and strat 14.

Antonelli
Yeah, sorry.

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