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Antonelli hails ‘massive turnaround’ between Spa Friday sessions
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17/07/2026 at 18:2317/07/2026 at 18:53 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Kimi Antonelli believes Mercedes found the answers it had been searching for after a dramatic turnaround between Friday’s practice sessions at the Belgian Grand Prix transformed the championship leader’s fortunes, sending him to the top of the timing screens in FP2. The opening hour at Spa-Francorchamps had painted a far less encouraging picture. Antonelli ended the first practice session in sixth place, more than half a second adrift of pace-setter Max Verstappen, as Mercedes struggled to unlock performance from its package. By the afternoon, however, the Silver Arrows had come...
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