Overview

• Wolff labeled the Italian Grand Prix weekend “underwhelming”, yet he said his confidence in Antonelli’s future remains intact.
• Speaking in Baku, Antonelli said the remark addressed race execution rather than pace, noting strong qualifying despite an FP2 off.
• He beached the car in FP2, made a slow start, struggled on the hard tyre, and finished ninth after a five‑second penalty that dropped him behind Gabriel Bortoleto.
• Antonelli’s priority for Azerbaijan is to run clean sessions with maximum laps to rebuild rhythm before qualifying and the race.
• He has scored points in only three of the last nine rounds and has fallen behind Alex Albon in the standings, with his 2026 seat widely reported as likely but still unannounced.