BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Kimi Antonelli says he has extra motivation to iron out mistakes at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff branded his performance “underwhelming” at the last Formula 1 race in Italy.

“I think it was mainly related to the race, which I agree wasn’t the best. But I took it positively, as fuel to do even better for this race weekend,” Antonelli said on Thursday.

Wolff was critical of various aspects of Antonelli’s performance at his home race at Monza, where the Italian driver finished ninth and was beached in the gravel in practice. Wolff also suggested the 19-year-old rookie needed to leave behind the baggage of other incidents this season.

“In Monza, why he felt the race was underwhelming, which I agree with, is because especially on

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