Kimi Antonelli brought out a red flag just 10 minutes into the second practice session at the Italian Grand Prix. The 19-year-old starlet suffered a spin at the second Lesmo, sending his car into the gravel trap, where he became beached.

The incident marked the second successive weekend in which Antonelli had triggered a red flag during practice. In Zandvoort last time out, the Mercedes prodigy suffered a lock-up at Turn Nine during FP1, causing him to run deep into the gravel section. Once the car had come to a halt, there was no opportunity for him to escape the run-off area, forcing race control to bring out the red flag.

Analysing the spin in Monza for Sky Sports F1, former HRT driver Karun Chandhok said: "So he turns in, and the rear of the car started to snap around very early.

"A bit odd, you don't often see people lose the car that early on. It's a shame because his FP1 was relatively clean, and for someone who's admitted he's down on confidence, he needs clean sessions."

Fellow analyst Jamie Chadwick suggested that Antonelli's shortened FP2 session could impact the remainder of his home race weekend. "He's not got the experience to have a session like this and come back in FP3 like it never happened," the three-time W Series champion explained. "We saw that in Zandvoort.

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"He needs the whole weekend to go according to plan to build and make steps. Mistakes like this make that really difficult. The situation for Kimi is tricky because he must show glimpses of something. It doesn't work constantly being behind George as well. He has to show glimpses of raw, natural speed."

As Chadwick mentioned, the spin was a far-from-ideal start to the weekend for Antonelli. Heading into his home race, the 19-year-old had failed to score points in seven of his previous nine Grand Prix starts.

Worst still, Antonelli spoiled a promising weekend in Zandvoort, crashing into Charles Leclerc and ending the Ferrari driver's race while battling for fifth position after a round of pit stops. The teenager apologised to the Prancing Horse's team principal, Fred Vasseur, after the chequered flag, and will be desperate to deliver his own boss an improved result on home soil.