Let’s do not forget that Antonelli has two fewer Grand Prix begins then Leclerc has F1 wins, and one fewer than Hamilton has championship titles! On the face of it, it’s been a really spectacular begin from the younger Italian – however let’s drill down into the nitty gritty…
Qualifying: A-
Taking into consideration all of the Grand Prix and Dash Qualifying classes to this point, Antonelli has carried out admirably for a rookie. To be honest, when you think about that his crew mate George Russell is within the type of his life proper now, he has carried out admirably for anybody, rookie or not.
Russell dominated Hamilton 24-6 in mixed Qualifying final yr, and Antonelli already has two notches on the belt courtesy of his unbelievable Miami weekend when he took pole for the Dash after which P3 for the Grand Prix.
What has impressed me about Antonelli essentially the most is as a rule his lap instances enhance with every section. That development is essential for any driver to be successful on Saturdays and he’s already exhibiting he can proceed to push the restrict of the automobile with every successive Qualifying section.
For me, he was sitting at a B+ till the Miami weekend the place he introduced his common qualifying deficit to Russell down from round 0.4 to roughly 0.25, with a Dash pole besides!
