Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff still has faith in Kimi Antonelli, but gave a damning assessment of his performance at Monza.
Crossing the line ninth behind Williams driver Alex Albon and Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto, Wolff was far from impressed with what he saw from Antonelli , as he pointed to a Friday off, and losing time to Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, as glaring issues.
Toto Wolff on Kimi Antonelli: ‘Underwhelming this weekend’
Antonelli has endured a challenging rookie F1 season with Mercedes, though Wolff has consistently stressed that they accepted moments of tearing their hair out with the young Italian in F1 2025 as he gets up to speed.
Yet, it could be argued that Antonelli has suffered more setbacks than anticipated, and after the Italian Grand Prix, Wolff turned critical of