Second pole for the Italian
An indisputable pole position with a clear margin on one of the most selective circuits: Andrea Kimi Antonelli He seems to be in a state of grace and the first to pay the price is his Mercedes pit mate George Russell, trailing by 298 thousandths, an eternity.
If in China Russell could cling to the problems he had in Q3 to explain himself defeat this time there is no doubt, Antonelli was faster, evenly distributing the margin between the second and third sectors, a pole therefore not ‘episodic’, but built curve after curve.
The Italian driver commented on a promising weekend so far, to say the least: “The secret behind the pole and my effectiveness in the third sector? Having carried out three clean free practice sessions in constant growth – he told the microphones of Sky – the weekend in China gave me more awareness, especially regarding the start because I finally got off to a good start in the GP. Tomorrow I will definitely have a lot of butterflies in my stomach, but obviously I’m happy because I’m in the best position possible. I’ll try to make a good start without overdoing it, the goal is to be first in Turn-1 and then make a good pace“.
