Russell boasts 194 of the Brackley bunch\u2019s 260 points this term, with Antonelli<\/a> only securing 66 across his first 16 rounds. Williams racer Alex Albon has even overtaken the Bologna boy for seventh place in the F1 drivers\u2019 standings<\/a>, after his P7 in the Italian Grand Prix<\/a> at Monza.<\/p>\n Antonelli only finished his first Italian GP as an F1 driver in P9, which was even only his third point-scoring finish during the past 10 rounds. Additionally, Antonelli received a five-second penalty for forcing Albon off the track at Monza<\/a>, which demoted the Mercedes ace from P8.<\/p>\n The Italian GP quickly became yet another weekend that the 19-year-old will want to forget as soon as possible. Antonelli beached his Mercedes in FP2 at Monza<\/a> and never recovered, so team principal Wolff<\/a> admitted that his prospect was \u201cunderwhelming\u201d at the Italian GP.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Know all about 2025 Mercedes F1 driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli including stats<\/a><\/p>\n Position Drivers’ Championship PointsPts 1 324 2 293 3 230 4 194 5 163 6 117 7 70 8 66 <\/p>\n Wolff still feels Antonelli will be a \u201cvery, very, very good\u201d driver one day. But the home hero faltered at the Italian GP, adding to his misery after Antonelli crashed into Charles Leclerc in the Dutch GP<\/a>. He also flirted with a penalty for exceeding track limits at Monza last Sunday.<\/p>\n But Wolff describing Antonelli\u2019s Italian GP as \u201cunderwhelming\u201d surprised Nico Rosberg<\/a>, who feels it was the \u201cfirst time\u201d that he has heard his former Mercedes boss publicly criticise the teen. The 2016 champion even feels Wolff may be trying to put more pressure on Antonelli.<\/p>\n Rosberg said on Sky Sports\u2019 The F1 Show: \u201cIt\u2019s a surprising one because, at the moment, the only choice you really have is just [to] give Kimi the most time possible in the most calm way possible. And that means also not criticising him publicly.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, this change of tone from Toto for the first time ever? Oof. Usually, there\u2019s a reason behind it. Toto is very calculated in his comments.<\/p>\n \u201cPerhaps he\u2019s wanting to put some pressure on Kimi and his family to try a different approach, modify their approach [or] review their approach.\u201d<\/p>\n Toto Wolff will want to see more with Andrea Kimi Antonelli out of contract after 2025<\/p>\n Wolff looking to apply more pressure on Antonelli, as Rosberg suggests, would be surprising. The Mercedes chief admitted at Zandvoort that the Silver Arrows put him under \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d by choosing the 19-year-old to replace seven-time F1 drivers\u2019 champion Hamilton.<\/p>\n![\"Andrea](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233828146-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Marco Canoniero\/LightRocket via Getty ImagesToto Wolff calling Andrea Kimi Antonelli\u2019s Italian Grand Prix \u2018underwhelming\u2019 stuns Nico Rosberg<\/p>\n