P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Kimi Antonelli was involved in a lap one incident at the Austrian Grand Prix, colliding with four-time champion Max Verstappen.
Kimi Antonelli received a three-place grid penalty for the British Grand Prix due to a collision with Max Verstappen in Austria when he lost control of his Mercedes. This was Antonelli’s fourth non-scoring race out of five, with only a podium finish in Canada breaking the streak. The rookie will face the Silverstone race with the penalty as stewards found him at fault for causing the collision and issued two penalty points. Stewards mentioned that despite the incident occurring on Lap 1, no other cars influenced it, determining Antonelli fully responsible for the crash. The penalty was deemed necessary, even though it was not a deliberate attempt to dive into the corner. The decision not to apply a more lenient judgment for Lap 1 incidents was due to the acknowledgment that the collision resulted from evasive action after locking up.
