Decision made: 3 position penalty for Sergio Perez following the impediment carried out against Hulkenberg during those qualifying sessions for the Australian GP. The Mexican, therefore, is relegated in sixth position considering the third place he managed to bring home. Fourth position, however, for Leclerc with Norris (who moves up to third) who together with the Monegasque is preparing to start from the second row.
Impeding on Hulkenberg: 3 position penalty for Perez following qualifying for the Australian GP
With this decision, therefore, the starting grid of the Australian GP changes: Perez suffers a 3 position penalty for impeding Hulkenberg. This all happened over the course of Q1, if we consider that the Haas driver himself, in fact, did not go beyond sixteenth position. A result that has undoubtedly compromised his weekend, with the comeback objective (with an objective which, when we talk about Haas, is clearly to try to reach the top ten) becoming really complicated. A nice cold shower for the Mexican who was ready to try the attack at the start Ferrari of Sainz, who will start second, and who instead now finds himself having to rebuild and think of a new strategy.
The Mexican will start sixth
In this respect, however, the FIA acted in accordance with the regulations. In the event of impediment, in fact, the sanction to be applied is to assign a 3 place penalty from the starting grid. So it was done: Perez prepares to start sixth, with Verstappen which this time will have a Ferrari alongside and a McLaren and another Red behind it. It will still be a battle or, at least, we hope so. Everything to follow and discover tomorrow with the Australian GP scheduled for 5am.
