Andrea Kimi Antonelli has explained he “didn’t really feel” the forward movement that constituted his jump start at Formula 1’s Las Vegas Grand Prix.

After qualifying down in 17th on a poor Friday, Antonelli got a penalty for that jump start. Five seconds were added to his race time as his only pitstop occurred on lap two, before the stewards were able to adjudicate.

Asked what happened at the start given it looked marginal on the broadcast, the rookie commented: “It was very tricky, I think. My suggestion is that I rolled a little bit, but I didn't really feel it in the car, so I just need to review the onboard and understand what was the issue.”

The penalty initially dropped Antonelli from fourth to fifth, behind Oscar Piastri , and meant he was just 0.190s ahead of Charles Lecler

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