Antonelli hopes reintroduction of outdated suspension will convey again his driving confidence

Antonelli hopes reintroduction of outdated suspension will convey again his driving confidence | Components 1

July 31, 2025

in Racing

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Andrea Kimi Antonelli is hoping Mercedes’ resolution to revert to an earlier suspension specification will assist him regain his confidence in qualifying.

The rookie was eradicated within the first spherical of qualifying in each periods ultimately weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. In consequence he failed to attain factors for the sixth time within the final seven rounds.

Nonetheless amid considerations at Mercedes {that a} current improve has not labored as meant, the staff will use an older suspension configuration on the Hungaroring.

“We’re going again to the outdated suspension, so hopefully it’s going to convey the nice feeling again,” mentioned Antonelli. “The objective is to essentially ship a superb qualifying and attempt to drive at my greatest.”

Antonelli certified third for the Miami Grand Prix however might solely handle thirteenth on the grid at Imola, when the staff launched its new suspension. He certified fifteenth in Monaco after crashing in qualifying, although he has managed some higher performances since then, together with fourth on the grid on the Canadian Grand Prix, the place the staff loved its strongest qualifying efficiency of the season.

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Nonetheless Antonelli’s staff mate George Russell mentioned the suspension change was possible not the one rationalization for the issues they’ve skilled in current rounds.

“Clearly our efficiency as a staff has gone backwards within the final six or seven races and we’re making an attempt to unpick why which will have been,” he mentioned. “I believe there’s a variety of components at play.

“Clearly we battle a bit within the hotter circumstances. Spa wasn’t scorching, however usually we battle within the hotter circumstances. We’re now in summer time, the beginning of the season was spring.

“And we introduced some little issues with updates and we predict that will not have been performing as we hoped. So we’ll revert again from some small objects.

“I believe probably we simply misplaced our approach barely and we’re simply going to return to fundamentals, concentrate on the primary components of the automotive and see the place that takes us.”