Alex Albon will begin the Dash from nineteenth after exceeding observe limits in SQ1.
Throughout SQ1, the Williams driver clearly exceeded observe limits in flip 6. Nonetheless this was not reported to the stewards till SQ2 had commenced.
Albon’s time recorded on the lap that observe limits had been exceeded was ample to position it in SQ2. Therefore on the time the stewards had been knowledgeable that he had left the observe and that his lap ought to have been probably deleted, he was already on observe in SQ2.
As this was an uncommon state of affairs, the stewards determined to settle the matter by exercising their authority below Article 11.7.1.a of the Worldwide Sporting Code by deleting the lap time of the lap in query in SQ1.
As Albon shouldn’t have proceeded into SQ2, all lap occasions from SQ2 had been consequently be deleted and he’ll due to this fact be labeled nineteenth in Dash Qualifying.
All of which was extremely irritating for Liam Lawson who narrowly missed the lower in SQ1. As SQ2 acquired underway the kiwi ran to his automobile and climbed in, thereby signalling that there was a possible subject. Nonetheless, by the point the problem had been investigated it was too late.
Elsewhere, Lando Norris was summoned by the stewards for an alleged breach of Article B1.8.5 of the FIA F1 Rules and Article 12.2.1.i of the FIA Worldwide Sporting Code (non-compliance with the Race Director’s Competitors Notes, merchandise 1, doc 20), in that he failed to remain beneath the required time restrict as stipulated by the Race Director’s Competitors Notes.
The 2025 world champion was throughout the accredited delta time for nearly the entire lap till simply earlier than flip 17, the place he was immediately handed by Nico Hulkenberg. That then pressured the McLaren driver to react to create a mandatory and acceptable hole to arrange a push lap.
The stewards thought-about this an extenuating circumstance and decided that he didn’t drive unnecessarily slowly and due to this fact no additional motion was taken.
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