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Wolff hails Antonelli

The Mercedes chief said: “What a boy. I was asked was he nervous before the race.

“He sneaked into my office before getting ready and said, ‘I’m going to enjoy this ride now. It’s weird I’m not thinking about the championship at all, isn’t that funny?’ So he’s on a discovery mission in terms of what’s happening with him emotionally.

“He delivered from the beginning to the end. It was exceptional. On the medium tyre, a bit slower off the line.

“The strategy did a really good job. We discussed that Max could undercut us and we stayed firm with the decision, saying the one-stop looked like the faster strategy.

“Norris had the hard and it looked very good. We stayed solid and at the end, what came up pretty much what happened.”