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The result of the Grand Australian prize overturned after the call with the new order confirmed by FIA – F1

The result of the Grand Australian prize overturned after the call with the new order confirmed by FIA – F1

It was confirmed that Williams’s driver Alex Albon moved to the fifth position in the Grand Prix Australian following a successful call of Mercedes.

Lando Norris stopped the world champion Max Verstappen under mixed conditions on Sunday to ensure a memorable victory at Melbourne while George Russell completed the ranking on the podium.

Meanwhile, Alex Albon finished behind Kimi Antonelli in the race, while Italian Rookie impressed at his debut F1, but because Antonelli received a five -second sentence for an uncertain release, the driver Williams provided fourth.

It was an unfortunate moment for Antonelli, who worked on the road before a starting slot of P16 to cross the line in P4.

However, that five -second punishment has now been removed after Mercedes He submitted a request for a successful “right of review” on the incident, which means that Antonelli was promoted at P4.

Conformable F1 siteMercedes requested a “right of review”, after Stewards believed that Antonelli was released on the path of Nico Hulkenberg from Kick Sauber.

There was a hearing in which they presented images from the HOOP treadmill, which was previously unavailable.

And after examining this-together with an additional video that is not previously available for the stewardes taken from the helicopter, the decision was made to eliminate Antonelli’s five-second sentence.

A document was released soon after the meeting, because the reasoning behind the Stewards decision was explained.

“It is clear that car 12 did not pass on the fast tape until a significant distance on the pit band and only after the driver has checked the mirror to confirm the release by car 27”, the document shows.

“Roll’s treadmill shows that it had enough space to safely pass McLaren pits for McLaren mechanics.”

Antonelli impressed at his debut F1. Image credit: Getty

Antonelli impressed at his debut F1. Image credit: Getty

In addition to the above, the document also issued a reminder that the competitors have the right to challenge certain decisions from Stewards.

As a result of Antonelli’s reinstallation, Rookie has received two other points, which now link Mercedes with McLaren at the top of the team championship on 27 points each.

Meanwhile, Albon received 10 points rather than 12, but Williams stays in fourth in the standings.