Antonelli composed despite extending championship lead: 'Job is not finished'

"Nobody could have taken that away from you today. Totally in control," Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff praised the 19-year-old after he crossed the finish line in Monaco.

The Italian was ecstatic after the race. "It's been an incredible weekend, an incredible race. It was one of those days we had incredible pace. It was all so natural. The car was feeling incredible and giving me the confidence to push. It was a very enjoyable day."

Despite a fifth victory in a row, Antonelli is not getting carried away. "The job isn't finished. It's still a long season. We have to keep pushing and raising the bar. The goal is to keep performing like this. The team has done an incredible job. They have given us an incredible car. I've got so much support from the team and my family, it's a really good moment."

After a red flag in Lap 68, Antonelli had to clear a final hurdle to win the race. He added: "I wasn't super keen on restarting! I didn't really want to restart but once the notification came out I gathered my emotions, thoughts and started to focus again, looked at some data and tried to focus on restarting.

"I tried to get the tyres into the right temperature. Once I got away, I knew I would make it into the first corner and from that moment I enjoyed the last few laps," he concluded.

Meanwhile, George Russell finished outside the points as Mercedes failed to serve his five-second time penalty during his second stop, resulting in a drive-through penalty. As a result, Antonelli is now 68 points ahead of the Briton, while Lewis Hamilton has moved up to second in the standings as well, two points ahead of his former teammate.