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How Antonelli struggled to cope with pressures of home F1 race at Imola

Mercedes Formula 1 rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli admitted the buzz around his Imola homecoming weekend left him short on energy as he suffered a tricky event.

Antonelli's first grand prix start on Italian soil - just down the road from his native city of Bologna - did not turn out the way he or Mercedes had in mind, with the 18-year-old struggling for confidence in the car on Saturday before he and team-mate George Russell battled with excessive tyre overheating in the race.

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