Mercedes have formally petitioned the stewards of the Australian Grand Prix to overturn the penalty they handed to Andrea Kimi Antonelli.
The rookie driver finished fourth on the road but received a five-second time penalty which dropped him to fourth place, behind Alexander Albon.
The stewards ruled Mercedes released Antonelli from his pit box unsafely during the race, into the path of Nico Hulkenberg. The Sauber driver “had to brake and take avoiding action,” they noted.
Less than an hour after the end of the race, the stewards confirmed Mercedes had submitted the paperwork requesting them to review the decision. Representative of Mercedes and Sauber have been summoned to a meeting of the stewards which was due to begin at 6:40pm local time.
In line with usual procedures, a hearing will first be held to determine whether Mercedes has presented a “significant and relevant new element which was unavailable to the party seeking the review at the time of the decision concerned.” If the stewards agree that they have, a second hearing will take place to reconsider the original decision.
Although the Right of Review process only occasionally results in decisions being overturned, one was earlier this weekend in the supporting Formula 3 race. That request was brought by the FIA itself, to correct an error made by the stewards, and led to a driver’s penalty being cancelled.
This article will be updated
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