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.

The rookie driver finished the first practice session in P13, as he focused on the soft C6 compound, which makes its debut this week in Imola. During the second practice session Antonelli ran a mix of the C5 medium tire and the soft C6,