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Antonelli avoids five-second penalty after Mercedes review of track-limit call
Kimi Antonelli had four track-limit violations during the Singapore Grand Prix in Singapore.
Under the usual rule, a fifth violation brings a five-second penalty, and officials said one of Antonelli’s violations was reviewed and revoked after Mercedes challenged it.
That left him without a penalty.
His final violation came at Turn 7 during a restart under the virtual safety car.
Antonelli said his brakes did not slow the car as expected, and he nearly hit the wall.
He also said the brakes were hot and the team lacked temperature data because of a sensor problem.
Antonelli has had more race track-limit deletions than any other driver this season, and the issue has drawn attention from his team.
Kimi Antonelli avoided a five-second penalty at the Singapore Grand Prix after Mercedes challenged one of his track-limits violations.
He had four laps deleted during the race, which would normally have triggered a penalty.
The stewards reviewed one violation and revoked it, leaving Antonelli without a sanction.
Antonelli said poor braking on the virtual safety car restart contributed to his final off-track moment.
- Who
- Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes driver.
- What
- He avoided a five-second penalty after the stewards revoked one track-limits violation following a Mercedes challenge.
- When
- During Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix. The article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- The Singapore Grand Prix.
- Why
- Mercedes challenged one of Antonelli's track-limits violations, and the stewards revoked it.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
He triggered one, but they reviewed it, and then they saw that he didn't.
On the restart of the VSC, when I went to brake, nothing happened.
Half the race we already have three strikes, but it also shows that he's pushing the limits a lot but coming back.
Antonelli had four laps deleted for track-limits violations.
The stewards reviewed one violation and revoked it, so Antonelli avoided a penalty.
- Track-limits deletions
- Four laps
- Penalty avoided
- Standard five-second time penalty
- Review
- Mercedes challenged one violation; the stewards revoked it
- Final off-track moment
- Turn 7 left-hander during the virtual safety car restart
- Grand Prix
- Singapore
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