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A driver who gained from a now-banned F1 engine trick makes safety admission.
A main beneficiary of the banned Formula 1 qualifying engine trick, used by Mercedes and Red Bull, admitted it was unsafe. The FIA recently stopped the loophole both teams used to surpass power reduction limits during qualifying sessions. By activating an emergency override to disable their MGU-K for 60 seconds, they gained a slight performance boost. The FIA informed teams that this trick will no longer be permitted starting from the Miami Grand Prix on 3 May. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli expressed relief that the outlawed trick caused stressful situations during qualifying in Japan. Despite the small performance gain, safety concerns and penalties for impeding other drivers led Antonelli to welcome the decision to ban this maneuver.
