{"id":1100,"date":"2026-08-22T13:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:12:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:12:45","slug":"kimi-antonelli-admits-q3-mistake-in-zandvoort-we-had-a-good-chance-for-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/kimi-antonelli-admits-q3-mistake-in-zandvoort-we-had-a-good-chance-for-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Antonelli admits Q3 mistake in Zandvoort: &#8220;We had a good chance for pole&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Turn 1 error:<\/strong> World Championship leader <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/andrea-kimi-antonelli-details-pace-struggles-in-zandvoort-sprint-qualifying-very-difficult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a> admitted that a Turn 1 mistake on his final Q3 lap cost him crucial tenths during qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missed pole opportunity:<\/strong> The Mercedes driver expressed frustration after qualifying 3rd, 0.133s behind pole-sitter <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/lando-norris-encouraged-by-zandvoort-sprint-pace-performance-similar-to-budapest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lando Norris<\/a>, believing he had a realistic chance to secure top spot on the grid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Late sector recovery:<\/strong> Despite dropping two-tenths in the opening sector, Antonelli managed to recover time through the remainder of the lap to stay within 0.031s of teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/george-russell-edges-lando-norris-to-capture-dutch-gp-sprint-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Russell<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite qualifying on the second row for the Dutch Grand Prix, Andrea Kimi Antonelli expressed frustration with his personal execution in Saturday&#8217;s qualifying session at Circuit Zandvoort. The Mercedes driver set a best time of 1:11.296 in Q3, finishing 0.133 seconds behind pole-sitter Lando Norris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking after stepping out of the car, the championship leader admitted that he felt on the back foot throughout the afternoon and singled out a mistake on his final flying lap as the decisive factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It was a difficult session for me overall. I felt like I was on the back foot the whole time, and on the last lap I made a mistake in Turn 1. Because of that, I lost a few tenths. It was my error,&#8221; Antonelli acknowledged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a shame, because we had a good chance to take pole today,&#8221; the Italian continued. &#8220;In Q3, I thought we had a opportunity to fight for it, but when I started that final lap, I saw I was two-tenths down in the first sector and thought, &#8216;This is going to be tough.&#8217; I managed to recover over the rest of the lap, so it&#8217;s a pity, but everything is still to play for tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antonelli will start Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix from 3rd position, directly behind Norris and Mercedes teammate George Russell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formula 1 action continues at Zandvoort on Sunday for the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> covers all track activities live from Zandvoort with reporter Leonid Kliuev. Follow all paddock updates on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/news\/\">news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Session schedule: Dutch Grand Prix 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Session<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Local time (CEST)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>UTC<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Race<\/strong><\/td><td>Sunday, August 23 \u2013 15:00<\/td><td>13:00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broadcast guide: Where to watch in the United States<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>United States (Eastern Time \/ ET)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Broadcaster:<\/strong> Apple TV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Race:<\/strong> Sunday, August 23 \u2013 09:00 ET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Where did Andrea Kimi Antonelli qualify for the Dutch Grand Prix?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antonelli qualified 3rd on the grid with a lap time of 1:11.296.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. What mistake did Antonelli make during Q3?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Italian driver locked up and ran wide in Turn 1 on his final Q3 lap, losing roughly two-tenths of a second in Sector 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. What is Antonelli&#8217;s lead in the World Championship following Saturday&#8217;s Sprint?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antonelli leads Lewis Hamilton by 53 points in the Drivers&#8217; Standings heading into Sunday&#8217;s Grand Prix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Kimi Antonelli described a difficult qualifying session for the Dutch Grand Prix, lamenting a Turn 1 error that denied him a shot at pole position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020312562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Andrea Kimi Antonelli qualified 3rd for the Dutch Grand Prix","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Mercedes","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[19,16],"42wp_author":[48],"class_list":["post-1100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-andrea-kimi-antonelli","tag-mercedes","42wp_author-giovani-danjo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1100"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1102,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1100\/revisions\/1102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020312562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1100"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}