Kimi Antonelli has warned his Mercedes team will not have an easy procession to the F1 title. He made it clear this year is “not a walk in the park” despite the lead he has amasses.
The current F1 leader lost a lot of momentum after he recorded a DNF at last week’s Barcelona GP.
Ahead of the GP, he made it clear he does not expect an easy weekend at the Red Bull Ring. He said: “I have full trust in the team.
“They’re pushing incredibly hard, and there’s a really good dynamic. Of course, Ferrari, I think, since the start of the season, they’ve been our main competitors. But Red Bull is going to be very quick this weekend. They’re bringing a big package.
“McLaren is getting closer, but Ferrari is definitely strong, is there, and they have a great lineup. Lewis has been in great form so far. So definitely, it’s not going to be a walk in the park, and we still need to really do our best, maximise everything, because there will be a race track where others might be quicker.
“Look at Barcelona. I think the pace was very similar, and at the end, Ferrari was incredibly quick. Or Miami, McLaren was up there, very quick. So I think we need to just maximise every opportunity we have, because I think there will be tracks where we may struggle a bit more, and tracks where we’ll be incredibly quick.”