Herbert: “Antonelli made his life difficult in Austria, but that’s normal, he’s the driver with the least experience among the top riders”

You can’t buy experience. After retiring in Barcelona shortly after taking second place against his teammate George Russell, Andrea Kimi Antonelli achieved a third place in Austria, a somewhat disappointing result for him considering that up until Qualifying he had always been the fastest on the track. Even without the ‘yellow’ linked to the yellow flag, Antonelli in all likelihood would have lost the comparison with Russell on the flying lap (he was a tenth behind before lifting his foot), but a possible front row would probably have prevented Antonelli from exceeding his heat in the first laps of the GP when he went wide countless times in an attempt to overtake the Ferraris to immediately get behind George Russell. “Antonelli is undoubtedly the driver with the least experience among those fighting for the top of the standings – the words of Johnny Herbert reached by Vision4Sport, which offers Formula 1 Hospitality Packages – he made his weekend more complicated than necessary. He had a car with which he could have won, but he never put himself in a position to do so”. “Russell sent a strong signal in Austria, but Antonelli was faster in terms of race pace – added Herbert – reducing the gap in the standings will have benefited George Russell from a mental point of view. He must continue to put pressure on Antonelli”.

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2026-07-01 09:30:00