1997 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve gave an incredibly harsh assessment of Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli after a challenging Dutch Grand Prix.

Antonelli’s race weekend ended on a disappointing note as he caused a collision with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, triggering a 10-second time penalty, which became 15 after a further five seconds were issued for speeding in the pit lane. Villeneuve was not impressed.

Jacques Villeneuve suggests F1 ‘maybe too much’ for Kimi Antonelli

Additional reporting by Thomas Maher

The Italian teenager returned from the summer break with a point to prove, his rookie season with Mercedes having produced up-and-down form. Ploughing into Leclerc down the inside of Turn 3 at Zandvoort did not help that cause.

Racing for fifth place in the race, Antonelli laun

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