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Rossi tells Antonelli to ‘say no' to home race hype

May 19 Kimi Antonelli admits his poorest personal performance of his young Formula 1 career was clearly connected to the hype and commotion of his first home race. The 18-year-old Italian arrived at Imola, a 30-minute train-ride from his home town of Bologna, with 100 dishes of lasagna for Mercedes' race team. Still studying in high school, he also invited his entire class to the circuit, multiple members of his family including his sister, and was celebrated by the Italian press and ‘Tifosi' with the kind of fervour normally reserved only for Ferrari. It all happened in the total absence of Antonelli's mentor, Mercedes team boss and co-owner Toto Wolff, who when not at the grands...
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