Jacques Villeneuve gives advice to Kimi Antonelli.

      After five races of the season, Kimi Antonelli leads the individual standings with a 43-point advantage over George Russell. 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve urged Kimi to stay calm and gave him some advice.

      Jacques Villeneuve: "Kimi needs to stay calm and not believe too much that he is already unbeatable. This is very dangerous. As soon as you start thinking that you cannot be defeated, mistakes begin to happen. You can retire from the race like George Russell, crash the car, and lose 25 points. In that case, the gap will narrow sharply, and with it will come self-doubt. This is the main risk.

      Right now, he is pushing to the limit on every lap. Sometimes you watch and think how he manages to keep the car on the track at all. So far, everything is going well, and this approach is working, but it won't always be like this. Therefore, the main question is how Kimi will behave when something goes wrong.

      At the moment, he is faster than George and completely outclassing him. It is important for the team that George regains his composure and believes in himself again.

      Of course, Antonelli is already thinking about the title. The season is always like a roller coaster – for a while, everything goes perfectly, but then suddenly problems arise. Sometimes you race one or two races at the limit of your abilities, but therein lies the danger. If something goes wrong, people immediately start saying that you won't win the title. Meanwhile, the opponent gains confidence, and the situation changes dramatically. So let's see how events unfold."

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