Kimi Antonelli's Azerbaijan Grand Prix started in the worst way when technical issues hampered his practice and a crash in Q1 forced him to start 16th on the grid. Talking ahead of this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, the young championship leader revealed the hard call that rescued what was a very difficult weekend on a street circuit where overtaking is difficult.
While a less mature mind would have spent the race driving hard in an attempt to claw their way through the pack, the Italian made a conscious effort to back off, protect the car, and allow the field to come to him. After 51 laps, he finished a surprising fifth.
