Kimi Antonelli Gets Grid Penalty, Reason and Starting Position In Italian GP
Kimi Antonelli will not start the Italian Grand Prix in the front row; rather, he will start from the rear due to a grid penalty for an engine upgrade ahead of the race. The Mercedes driver will start in Monza at the back of the grid after replacing his engine power unit, which was ruled to be an undue advantage. He has already exhausted his energy allowance of power unit components for the season. Kimi is the home favourite in Monza and has never won a race in Monza. Last season, he finished in the top 10. However, he is a different driver this year - his second year with the team. He is the leading driver in the F1 Championship race with 51 points ahead of the nearest driver. After the Hungarian Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Mercedes' principal, Toto Wolff, had spoken about the impending grid penalty and admitted it is the best time for the team to upgrade Kimi's car, despite the risk of being penalised. "With Kimi, we're taking the full thing. Our calculations say that...
