12/04/2025 21:26
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli have been penalised ahead of the
Bahrain Grand Prix following a post-qualifying investigation. The
two drivers were summoned to see the stewards after the session for
an incident that occurred during Q2. Mercedes sent both of the
drivers to the end of the pit lane amid a red flag period, which
was deployed following a hefty crash for Esteban Ocon. The call
from the team was made before race control had signalled the time
the session would resume. Russell ended the qualifying session in
second place while Antonelli also impressed with his run to fourth
place. However, the pair have now been demoted back one place on
the Bahrain GP starting grid. The penalty has promoted Ferrari's
Charles Leclerc to the front row while Alpine's Pierre Gasly has
been pushed up to fourth place.
