Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli is ready to be investigated by the FIA stewards for a suspected yellow flag rule infringement in qualifying for the Formulation 1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Antonelli took fourth on the grid on the Hungaroring as Mercedes was overwhelmed by each McLaren’s polesitter Lando Norris and the 2 Ferraris.
However the championship chief is susceptible to beginning additional down after being summoned to the stewards’ workplace for allegedly infringing F1’s yellow flag guidelines.
On his closing qualifying run, Antonelli caught yellow flags within the closing nook – the place Crimson Bull’s Max Verstappen was stationary within the runoff space after a spin.
Antonelli did enhance his closing sector time to take fourth, although, with the stewards now investigating if the Italian had lifted sufficient to respect the yellow flags.
Antonelli had complained over a scarcity of grip as each he and team-mate George Russell had been unable to maintain Mercedes’ 2026 pole streak intact, the Silver Arrows struggling their first grand prix qualifying defeat of the yr.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Picture by: Sam Bagnall / Sutton Pictures through Getty Pictures
Russell may solely handle seventh on the grid after which floor to a halt on the in-lap with a water leak.
Elsewhere, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton faces a probable grip drop for impeding McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in Flip 1. Hamilton had certified second, simply 0.012s behind polesitter Norris, and forward of team-mate Charles Leclerc.
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