‘I think it’s going to be a fun year’ – Antonelli thrilled with P2 finish in season opener

Kimi, what a race, crikey. Just talk me through that start, dropping back, and that incredible fight back to P2. Yeah, with an issue at the start with the battery, so yeah, then the procedure was very, very stressful. I had a lot of wheel spin and was a pity. I couldn't even do burnouts going into the grid. But, you know, the pace was very strong. And I think, you know, it's very promising. And I think it's going to be a fun year, of course. You know, the team did incredible. And today was possible because of yesterday. You know, the team was able to fix the car yesterday. And it allowed me to, you know, to still perform. And yeah, super, super happy. You've had your back against the wall twice now. Yes, they had today after that start. How proud are you of the way that you handled? Because it was a heck of a fight back. You started to get the job done today. Yeah, it was, you know, it was very fun. I mean, despite I was very annoyed at the start. But, you know, it was fun to come back. And, you know, the car was extremely quick. And so it was, you know, it was fun. Also, the last ten laps, you know, I was pushing. And it was nice that, you know, the car was feeling great. And yeah, you know, one, two for the team. The best start of the season.