A promising Friday for Kimi Antonelli at his home Italian GP came to an early end after he lost control of his Mercedes in Lesmo 2 in the first 10 minutes of FP2.

Antonelli explained that, despite the off-road excursion, his “confidence is high” for a strong qualifying result.

Kimi Antonelli explains Italian GP gravel excursion

Within the first 10 minutes of Free Practice 2 leading up to the Italian Grand Prix, Formula 1’s only Italian driver saw his session come to a premature end.

Kimi Antonelli had completed just four laps around the Monza circuit in the second session of the day when he lost control of his Mercedes in Lesmo 2 and spun into the gravel.

“I’m beached,” Antonelli reported to the team over the radio. “Sorry about that.”

The incident required a red flag to clear the Me

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