Australian Grand Prix result changed after | Sports News

The consequence of the Australian Grand Prix has been revised, with Kimi Antonelli’s penalty being reversed after Mercedes lodged a post-race appeal.

The younger Italian driver had an spectacular F1 debut, crossing the end line in fourth place after ranging from sixteenth because of qualifying struggles. However, he was initially ranked fifth following a five-second penalty.

Antonelli obtained the penalty after being launched into Nico Hulkenberg’s path during a pit stop for new intermediate tyres. The stewards deemed it an unsafe release and issued the penalty simply earlier than the race ended.

This resulted in Antonelli dropping from fourth to fifth place, with Alex Albon shifting forward within the remaining standings.

Mercedes promptly contested the choice, submitting a petition for a review of the penalty. To achieve success, the petition needed to current vital and related new proof that wasn’t accessible to the stewards on the time of their initial ruling.

Ultimately, the penalty was rescinded, elevating Antonelli to fourth place and demoting Albon to fifth. The stewards concluded that footage from the roll hoop digital camera, downloaded after the race, constituted a ‘vital and related new component’.

The race stewards, after learning the footage, introduced: “It is clear that Car 12 [Antonelli] did not cross into the fast lane until a significant distance down the pit lane and only after the driver checked his mirror to confirm clearance with Car 27 [Hulkenberg].”

Mercedes workforce boss Toto Wolff was thrilled with Antonelli’s stellar efficiency in Melbourne during his debut with the workforce, praising the younger driver on Sky Sports F1.

“He had the fortune of a few cars crashing out and used the pace and showed it when he needed to and made his way up to fourth,” Wolff recommended.

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For his half, Antonelli mirrored on his expertise: ” I learnt so many things. Yesterday was disappointing, it could have been a different result. We don’t want to start that far behind anymore. It was also a good experience learning the intermediate and how it works.

“It was good. A really fascinating race. The workforce did a great job. After my mistake they did effectively to keep me calm they usually made all the suitable selections.”