Antonelli Apologizes to Sainz Live | F1 News

Rookie Kimi Antonelli sparked controversy at the Belgian Grand Prix by calling Carlos Sainz an “idiot” over the radio during practice—claiming Sainz was impeding him. But the next day, Antonelli took responsibility, apologizing face-to-face in the elevator, admitting it was heat-of-the-moment and realizing Sainz hadn’t blocked him much. Sainz praised Antonelli’s maturity, calling it character. Meanwhile, Antonelli starts from pole, while Sainz jumps from 15th to 14th due to a penalty. Teammate Alex Albon struggled with technical issues in practice but managed to fix them for qualifying—still working to figure out what went wrong. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/ec3b3322188680bb