Kimi Antonelli has dissected his intense battle with Lewis Hamilton in the Silverstone Sprint, revealing that he "used everything".
The championship leader overtook Hamilton mid-sprint at the Ferrari driver's home race, before cruising into the distance to win the 17-lap race ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix.
Antonelli started in second and broke away from the field behind Hamilton, until he made his move to extend his advantage in the drivers' title to 43 points over George Russell.
While the fight itself was short, it was intense, with Antonelli having caught Hamilton lap after lap by a couple tenths of a second.
The 19-year-old enjoyed the battle with the driver he replaced at Mercedes, explaining how he managed to get back into a rhythm after completing the move.
"It was a very fun first 10 laps with Lewis," said Antonelli. "We were both pushing very hard. "When I got into Overtake [Mode], I knew my chance was coming.
"Out of Turn Four I was very close, so I went alongside into Brooklyns but he used the boost, so I decided to wait.
"Going into Stowe I used everything I had, then I was able to overtake.
"From that point on I tried to get into my rhythm and try to break the Overtake Mode [which you get when you are within one second of the driver in front] then bring it home."
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