Antonelli slows down before a duel with Russell
The World Championship leader plays the long card before the home race and refuses a wheel-to-wheel war.
Kimi Antonelli, the current Formula 1 championship leader, goes into the British Grand Prix with unusual calm and emphasizes that he does not have to beat his teammate George Russell at Silverstone “at any cost”. While tensions in the Mercedes team could be boiling after the last race in Austria, the 19-year-old is choosing the path of diplomacy rather than open confrontation. The Mercedes junior admitted that third place in Austria was nothing to celebrate, especially with Russell standing right next to him in the top spot on the podium.
