Guenther Steiner observa un giro en Mercedes hacia Kimi Antonelli

El exdirector del equipo Haas, Guenther Steiner, afirma que la simpatía dentro de Mercedes se ha inclinado hacia Kimi Antonelli tras las cinco victorias consecutivas del piloto italiano en Grandes Premios. Steiner hizo estos comentarios en el podcast The Red Flags antes del Gran Premio de Barcelona-Cataluña de este fin de semana.

Antonelli, de 19 años, lidera el campeonato de pilotos con una ventaja de 66 puntos tras su dominante inicio de la temporada 2026. George Russell ha tenido dificultades durante el mismo periodo.

Steiner señaló que el apoyo interno del equipo se ha inclinado naturalmente hacia el ganador. "No creo que [Russell] esté aislado, pero sin duda el cambio en la simpatía de la gente del equipo está ahora con Kimi, porque está haciendo algo especial", dijo Steiner.

Russell encabezó la tabla de tiempos en la primera sesión de entrenamientos libres del viernes en el Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. El piloto británico busca poner fin a la racha de victorias de Antonelli en la carrera del domingo.

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