Antonelli says he felt tense in Mexico City qualifying
Kimi Antonelli said he was more tense than usual during Mexico City Grand Prix qualifying and felt he did not do a good enough job. The Mercedes driver will start fourth after an off-colour session, despite having been very close to the pace in final practice earlier in the day.
Antonelli described himself as feeling more tense than usual in Mexico City qualifying and said he did not do a good enough job. Reports also said he admitted to driving while tense and tired.
The Mercedes driver is set to start the Mexico City Grand Prix from P4. Autosport reported that he was half a step behind team-mate George Russell in qualifying and struggled to find the right rhythm.
Earlier on Saturday, Antonelli had been just 0.001s slower than Lando Norris in FP3, according to Autosport. The same report said he was hoping a good night's rest would help after the session, as he deals with title-related nerves on what could be a historic weekend.
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