Watch Antonelli’s crash put his qualification at risk | OneFootball

Kimi Antonelli had a heavy crash at the end of the last free practice session of the Australian Grand Prix in F1, leaving the Mercedes compromised ahead of qualifying.

The Italian was running fourth, less than half a second from the lead, when he lost control of the car after riding too much of the curb at turn 2. The car became unsettled under acceleration and ended up crashing into the wall, breaking a large part of the chassis.

There was a red flag, and when the session resumed for the final minutes, his teammate George Russell set the fastest time with 1m19s053. Behind him were Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

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Meanwhile, Franco Colapinto finished 16th in practice with his Alpine F1 Team and was only able to run on soft tires before the accident that ended the session. He is now preparing for qualifying starting at 2:00am.

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