Kimi Antonelli delivers brutal verdict over F1 form

Kimi Antonelli has admitted he has been disappointed with his results in the first half of his rookie F1 campaign, labelling it as a “challenging” stint.

Antonelli consistently scored points in the opening phase of the campaign but has endured a more difficult time of late.

The seven-race stint from Imola to Spa-Francorchamps featured a podium result in Canada - but he failed to score any points at the other six events.

Antonelli highlighted the demanding F1 schedule leaves little time to digest information and apply it to the next race weekend.

“It's been challenging,” Antonelli told media including RacingNews365.

“I've had some highs and quite a few lows. I think the European season hasn't gone very well. I think it’s gone pretty badly. 

“A few mistakes on my side and then we had a couple of issues as well.

“I'm still trying to learn a lot and gather all the information because sometimes, especially when you have back-to-back races, it's a bit difficult to put all the information that you get over a weekend together and try to put what you learn on track right after. 

“So, it's been a bit challenging.” 

Antonelli pinpointed his struggles in qualifying as an area he needs to improve in the second half of the campaign.

“On my side, I think qualifying has been a bit weak,” Antonelli said.

“But it's more for me about trying to put it all together, especially when you get to the point where you have to find the last couple of tenths, I think I’ve not been that good on trying to do the right step. 

“Overall, it’s still been quite positive because I’ve been learning a lot and we’ve got some good results. 

“But now the second half of the season is important to do the step and find more consistency myself.”