Guenther Steiner vê mudança na Mercedes em direção a Kimi Antonelli

O ex-chefe da equipe Haas, Guenther Steiner, diz que a simpatia dentro da Mercedes mudou para Kimi Antonelli após as cinco vitórias consecutivas do piloto italiano em Grandes Prêmios. Steiner fez os comentários no The Red Flags Podcast antes do Grande Prêmio de Barcelona-Catalunha deste fim de semana.

Antonelli, de 19 anos, lidera o campeonato de pilotos com 66 pontos de vantagem após seu início dominante na temporada de 2026. George Russell tem enfrentado dificuldades no mesmo período.

Steiner disse que o apoio interno da equipe naturalmente se inclinou para o vencedor. "Não acho que [Russell] esteja isolado, mas certamente a mudança de simpatia das pessoas na equipe está agora com Kimi, porque ele está fazendo algo especial", disse Steiner.

Russell liderou a tabela de tempos no primeiro treino livre de sexta-feira no Circuito de Barcelona-Catalunha. Ele busca encerrar a sequência de vitórias de Antonelli na corrida de domingo.

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