Andrea Kimi Antonelli's British Grand Prix ended in disappointment on July 6, as a mechanical failure forced him to retire from the race.

What happened?

The 19-year-old Italian driver started on pole position at Silverstone but lost two places to Ferrari immediately.

He fought back to have a possible victory in his sights when his car suffered a mechanical failure with 11 laps to go.

Why it matters for Andrea Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said the team's strategists had predicted Antonelli would have caught Ferrari's eventual winner Charles Leclerc six laps from the end without the problem.

The team pitted the teenager twice to try and resolve the issue and then told him to retire, a command Antonelli resisted as he sought to salvage something.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli collected a five-second post-race penalty for exceeding track limits in a car that was difficult to steer, dropping him from ninth at the flag to 16th.

What comes next?

Toto Wolff stated that the team would take the whole car back to the factory to investigate the cause of the mechanical failure.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli said he had felt instantly that something had broken, with the front of the car lifting in some corners, but he had not wanted to give up.

The Italian driver's lead over teammate George Russell is now slashed to 25 points.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli showed his determination to succeed, saying he tries every time he goes on track to do his best.

He saw the possibility to get one point despite the difficulties, but it didn't go his way, and now he's even more motivated to be back stronger, he told reporters on July 6.