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Mercedes faces potential punishment for failing to submit the mandatory set-up sheets for both of its cars before Kimi Antonelli and George Russell left the pitlane in Las Vegas GP F1 qualifying
Mercedes avoided a penalty for not sending set-up sheets before the Las Vegas Grand Prix Formula 1 qualifying due to an FIA computer security issue. The team demonstrated that they did email the sheets to the FIA but they were not received in time. This incident was a breach of Article 40.1 of the sporting regulations. As a result, George Russell maintains his fourth place on the grid, while Kimi Antonelli starts 17th. The regulations do not specify an exact penalty for such infringements, ranging from reprimands to exclusion from qualifying. Similar incidents have occurred in the past, such as Williams receiving a reprimand in 2016 for incomplete set-up information submission.
