Kimi Antonelli believes it might be “very scary” if Max Verstappen had been nearer within the factors amid Purple Bull’s resurgence over current races.
Antonelli is on the cusp of profitable his first F1 title and might achieve this subsequent day trip in america, with Verstappen now 119 factors behind the Italian, with 150 left over the ultimate six races, following his win in Singapore.
Verstappen and Purple Bull are discovering their type after a troublesome early a part of the season, with the Dutchman profitable the earlier two races and the Dash in Singapore, while ending 0.196s behind George Russell in Azerbaijan.
Throughout the current triple-header, Verstappen took 28 factors out of Antonelli, however he’s unlikely to have the ability to repeat his 2025 heroics when he got here from 104 factors behind Oscar Piastri after the Dutch GP to fall simply two factors wanting overhauling Lando Norris to the title.
As Purple Bull continues to select up momentum, Antonelli has quipped that if Verstappen was inside practical placing vary, it might be a “very scary prospect.”
“I do know it might be very scary,” Antonelli instructed Sky Sports activities F1 if Verstappen was nearer in factors.
“It might be very, very scary, however all in all, I really feel like we’re doing an incredible job, and in the event you take a look at the season, we have at all times been there.
“Clearly, we have had an incredible automotive, and now we’re making an attempt to grasp this new package deal, however I’m very happy with the group this weekend as a result of we pushed via the difficulties and began to seek out mild on the finish of the tunnel.
“So it’s only a matter of time, and now we go to Austin, which is a traditional weekend, a regular weekend, the place we are able to hopefully make quite a lot of modifications and perceive this package deal extra.”
