Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff remains one of his protege Andrea Kimi Antonelli's biggest cheerleaders, but he was unequivocal in describing his Italian Grand Prix performance as "underwhelming".

This despite Antonelli finishing in the points – a rarity since Imola – and qualifying less than half a tenth off team-mate George Russell . Antonelli agrees.

"I think I understand this comment," he said in the FIA press conference ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. "Me and Toto, we're always very open to each other. And I think it was mainly about the race. Qualifying was actually pretty good, despite the off in FP2.

"But then in the race, especially on the hard tyre, I struggled a little bit. And also, I did the mistake on the start.

"'So I think it was mainly related to the race, wh

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