Kimi Antonelli has admitted he was affected by the additional pressure of racing on home turf for the first time in his F1 career at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Antonelli struggled for pace throughout the weekend at Imola, failing to make it into Q3.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was forced to retire from his first F1 race around his home circuit after his Mercedes had a throttle failure. The Italian pulled to he side on lap 46 when he was running in eighth place, having made up from 13th on the grid.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli opens up on a rollercoaster Imola F1 weekend where he enjoyed the attention of the Italian fans, but this also left him short on energy