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Oscar Piastri escapes a grid drop for the next Formula 1 race in Singapore despite not being able to serve a jumped start penalty in Baku
Despite not being able to serve a jumped start penalty in the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri will escape a grid drop for the next Formula 1 race in Singapore. Piastri, the F1 world championship leader, had a disastrous opening lap in Baku, jumping the start and then crashing out soon after. Unable to serve the penalty due to retiring from the race, the stewards decided to impose a five-second penalty on him. However, according to F1’s regulations, a time penalty not served can be converted into a grid drop for the next race. The stewards’ guidelines state that minor one-off offences like Piastri’s will not be converted, unless there are multiple penalties involved. Fernando Alonso was also penalized for jumping the start after reacting to Piastri’s movement on the grid.
