Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli is ready to be investigated by the FIA stewards for a suspected yellow flag rule infringement in qualifying for the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Antonelli took fourth on the grid on the Hungaroring as Mercedes was crushed by each McLaren’s polesitter Lando Norris and the 2 Ferraris.
But the championship chief is liable to beginning additional down after being summoned to the stewards’ workplace for allegedly infringing F1’s yellow flag guidelines.
On his last qualifying run, Antonelli caught yellow flags within the last nook – the place Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was stationary within the runoff space after a spin.
Antonelli did enhance his last 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 an absence 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 12 months.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Russell might 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 Turn 1. Hamilton had certified second, simply 0.012s behind polesitter Norris, and forward of team-mate Charles Leclerc.
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