Antonelli<\/a> was enjoying a good race at Zandvoort as he climbed his way into the points after Lewis Hamilton crashed out on lap 23<\/a>. On lap 53, he came into the pits to undercut Charles Leclerc<\/a> for P5.<\/p>\n RANKDRIVERTEAMPOINTS1Oscar PiastriMcLaren252Max VerstappenRed Bull183Isack HadjarRacing Bulls154George RussellMercedes125Alex AlbonWilliams106Oliver BearmanHaas87Lance StrollAston Martin68Fernando AlonsoAston Martin49Yuki TsunodaRed Bull210Esteban OconHaas1<\/p>\n The Ferrari<\/a> star pitted the following lap, despite Leclerc telling the pit wall he wanted to stay out<\/a> as he felt he was running well on the hard compound. He rejoined the race narrowly ahead of Antonelli, heading into the banking at turn three.<\/p>\n The Mercedes<\/a> driver took the low line to try and pass Leclerc, but he ended up clipping his rear tyre, sending him slamming into the wall and into retirement. After the safety car was deployed, Antonelli was hit with a 10-second time penalty.<\/p>\n It got even worse for the 19-year-old as he was given a further five seconds for speeding in the pit lane. He came across the line in sixth, but was demoted to 16th with his 15-second penalty.<\/p>\n Antonelli was seen apologising to Leclerc<\/a> for the incident as he was hit with two penalty points to his FIA superlicence, taking him to four over 12 months. The young driver appeared to be \u2018shaken\u2019 by the crash as he debriefed with the media.<\/p>\n \u201cHe [Leclerc] was driven around by Antonelli. We spoke to the gentlemen afterward in the square and Leclerc said: \u2018Yes, first of all, I\u2019m not entirely happy with Ferrari\u2019s strategy\u2019. Of course, he wanted to stay out,\u201d said journalist Ronald Vording via Motorsport.com Nederland.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I said: \u2018Do you agree with it then?\u2019 he didn\u2019t really answer, but he understands it a bit more now than in the emotion.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd he didn\u2019t want to judge Antonelli too harshly. He said: \u2018Yes, too aggressive. He made a mistake\u2019. I then said: \u2018A rookie mistake\u2019. And then he said: \u2018Yes, this is a mistake. You can do that in your first year. You can also do this in your fifth year, it\u2019s just a case of being too aggressive\u2019.<\/p>\n \u201cThen came Antonelli, who looked a little shaken I must say. And he said: \u2018Yeah, next time, I\u2019ll think twice.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Know all about 2025 Mercedes F1 driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli including stats<\/a><\/p>\n Antonelli is now level on points with Williams\u2019 Alex Albon, who finished P5, in the standings after his Dutch GP disaster. Mercedes teammate George Russell<\/a> came home fourth; the Silver Arrows would be four points behind Ferrari had the Italian kept his P6 finish.<\/p>\n Jolyon Palmer thinks Antonelli has created a one-man team<\/a> at Mercedes with his recent performances. Russell has only finished outside the points once all season, while the 19-year-old has just 16 points in his last nine races.<\/p>\n Position Constructors’ Standings PointsPts 1 584 2 260 3 248 4 214 5 80 6 62 7 60 8 51 9 44 10 20 <\/p>\n Karun Chandhok says Antonelli has not met expectations<\/a> in 2025, with improvements drastically needed if Mercedes want to finish second ahead of Ferrari. Jacques Villeneuve has questioned the influence of Antonelli\u2019s father<\/a> on his F1 career, as he seems more involved than the team.<\/p>\n![\"Charles](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233013138-1024x683.jpg\")
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Photo by Joe Portlock\/Getty ImagesKimi Antonelli must make improvements as Mercedes form plummets further<\/p>\n