Antonelli risks grid drop as stewards launch Hungarian GP qualifying investigation
FIA stewards said Antonelli made an insufficient speed reduction under yellow flags and added a penalty point after qualifying.
- On Saturday, Formula 1 world championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli received a three-place grid drop for failing to slow sufficiently under yellow flags during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying, demoting him from fourth to seventh for Sunday's race.
- Stewards penalized the Italian driver after determining his speed reduction during Max Verstappen's Q3 spin was "insufficient and unsustained," noting telemetry showed he was 3 km/h faster passing the incident site than his previous lap.
- Separately, officials issued a warning to the Mercedes pilot for driving unnecessarily slowly between safety car lines during the same session, adding a single penalty point to his license for a total of four.
- Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton also faced scrutiny for allegedly impeding Oscar Piastri during Q3, while the grid reshuffle promotes Red Bull's Verstappen to fifth, placing Antonelli on the third row for Sunday.
- Ahead of Sunday's race, Antonelli maintains a 45-point advantage over Hamilton, though stewards distinguished this incident from previous cases where the driver faced no further action for similar yellow-flag infractions.
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The 19-year-old Italian battled for a podium finish having been hit with a grid penalty to seventh place after a yellow flag infringement in qualifying. "I think it’s a good result," he said. "It was damage limitation after yesterday and we really had to fight for it because this weekend we struggled a little bit overall, but also other teams, like Ferrari and McLaren, brought upgrades so it was kind of expected. Antonelli has six wins this seas…
Kimi Antonelli drops to seventh after Hungarian GP grid penalty
Kimi Antonelli’s Hungarian Grand Prix became more complicated before the race had even started. The Mercedes driver qualified fourth at the Hungaroring but will line up seventh after receiving a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow sufficiently under yellow flags. The incident occurred on Antonelli’s final and fastest qualifying lap, when Max Verstappen spun ahead of him near the final corner. Although Antonelli lifted off the throttle e…
Explained: Why Kimi Antonelli was penalized for yellow flag infringement in Hungary but George Russell wasn't in Austria
Kimi Antonelli has received a three-place grid drop for a yellow flag infringement during qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix, even though the driver lifted off the throttle in the mini-sector.
Italian Andrea "Kimi" Antonelli (Mercedes), the championship leader who qualified fourth, has been penalized with a three-place grid penalty and will start seventh this Sunday in the Hungarian Grand Prix, the eleventh race of the Formula 1 season, held at the Hungaroring, the circuit on the outskirts of Budapest. … Continue reading "Blow for Antonelli: F1 leader penalized and will start seventh in the Hungarian GP" The post Blow for Antonelli: F…
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