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The FIA has issued its judgement on Mercedes for an unsafe release in Australian GP qualifying
Mercedes and Andrea Kimi Antonelli avoided serious penalties for an unsafe pitlane release during qualifying at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Despite the incident, George Russell secured pole position, leading a Mercedes 1-2 with Antonelli. An investigation was launched after Antonelli’s car was released with cooling fans still attached, causing debris on the track and a red flag. The team was fined €7,500 for the error, attributed to a change in team responsibilities due to repairs from an earlier crash. The FIA stewards’ full judgment detailed the sequence of events and the reasoning behind the imposed penalty on Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
