Kimi Antonelli has singled out the area “that needs to be improved” despite winning his third Grand Prix in a row in Miami.<\/p>\n
The Italian youngster extended his championship lead over team mate George Russell<\/a> to 20 points following his latest triumph, with the youngster holding off a charging Lando Norris for much of the race.<\/p>\n However, getting off the line at the start has proven to be a challenge for Antonelli<\/a>, who has started on pole for each of the last three Grands Prix. As well as more lost places in the Grand Prix, the 19-year-old also dropped places in the Sprint, and it’s an area he is keen to address with the team.<\/p>\n \u201cToday to be fair was not as bad,” he detailed. “I think I lost two places, Sprint I lost six, so a little bit better.<\/p>\n \u201cBut still, no, it\u2019s not acceptable. I think especially in a weekend like this, that the gaps are a lot closer, it can really change the race.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I think it\u2019s a point where also together with the team we need to, because yesterday, for example, in the Sprint, procedure-wise it was good, but just the grip level that we thought there was, was just not there.\u201d<\/p>\n Mercedes boss Toto Wolff explained on Saturday that Antonelli did everything right from P2 on the grid for the Sprint, only for a \u201cglitch on our side\u201d<\/a> to cause a slow getaway. But the youngster has struggled in other races too, especially against the much faster starting Ferraris.<\/p>\n In Japan, he dropped to sixth on the opening lap after starting from pole while, in China, he lost one place to Lewis Hamilton<\/a>. In Australia he went all the way down to P7 after starting on the front row.<\/p>\n