Mercedes secures third and fourth positions in the Formula One season opener in Australia after challenging an untelevised penalty.

Kimi Antonelli was given a five-second time penalty at the chequered flag in Melbourne, before a successful petition from Mercedes to overturn it. Antonelli finished fourth on the road in what was a stellar debut race in Formula 1,

Andrea Kimi Antonelli suffered a major floor damage after going off track during the Australian Grand Prix qualifying.

A Mercedes Formula 1 driver has been demoted after a late FIA penalty at the Australian Grand Prix. The FIA and stewards were kept busy during the 2025 season opener in Melbourne, with wet weather and driver errors causing multiple safety cars and subsequently several investigations.

Mercedes have won their appeal to overturn the stewards’ decision to award Kimi Antonelli a penalty at the 2025 F1 Australian Grand Prix. Antonelli was handed a five-second penalty after he was unsafely released into the path of Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has had his fourth place finish at the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix reinstated after Mercedes successfully

Andrea Kimi Antonelli classified P5 at the Australian Grand Prix after a 5-second penalty was applied due to an unsafe release in the pit lane. However, the 18-year-old debutant has been restored to P4 after a successful appeal from Mercedes.

The FIA have announced a huge verdict over an F1 penalty decision that has changed the result of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli had originally been handed a five-second penalty for an unsafe release,

Kimi Antonelli shines in his F1 debut at the Australian GP, overcoming a penalty to secure P5. Discover how Mercedes' rising star impressed despite setbacks and reshaped the championship battle.