Wolff: “Antonelli lost the race due to too many errors at the start, but he knows it because he is a champion”

Mercedes returns to fly in Austria Mercedes dominated the weekend in Austria after suffering their first defeat by Ferrari two weeks ago in Barcelona. George Russell won and Andrea Kimi Antonelli finished in third position following the exhaust of an excellent Max Verstappen who benefited from an updated and once again competitive Red Bull RB22. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff commented on a winning Sunday to Sky: “We shouldn’t get excited when we win and get depressed when we don’t, today was an excellent day in which practically everything worked and we achieved an excellent result.” When asked about an obviously bitter third place for Antonelli, Wolff replied as follows: “Antonelli attacked too much at the start of the race, making many mistakes, in those situations he lost the race, but he knows it because he is the first to be self-critical towards himself and it is another characteristic of the greats and champions so that’s fine, he will be able to learn from this experience.”

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2026-06-29 01:15:00