The Miami outing has seen Antonelli edge out his group mate George Russell for the primary time since he joined Mercedes, with the Briton struggling to really feel snug within the automotive all through the weekend.
Russell defined: “I don’t know what’s been occurring this weekend – in FP1 I used to be feeling actually good with the automotive, then each lap in [Sprint] Qualifying yesterday, Qualifying in the present day, I simply haven’t felt it.
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“It’s not a pleasant place to be, so I’ll positively take P5 as a result of I felt a good distance from the place we ought to be.
“I hope issues will probably be completely different within the race to be trustworthy. I’m positive they are going to be. P5 is an efficient place to start out. We noticed in the present day that issues can change in a short time – a protracted race, climate round, hopefully a little bit of a mix-up.”
