The Mercedes championship celebration at Interlagos was accompanied by a post-race investigation involving Kimi Antonelli. The newly crowned world champion was handed a five-second time penalty for an unsafe release incident during a crucial pit stop phase.
The tense moment unfolded during the second round of tyre changes as the team bolted on intermediate tyres for changing track conditions. While exiting the pit box, the racing machine nearly collided with Franco Colapinto who was rapidly approaching along the fast lane.
According to the official FIA stewards document, investigators reviewed telemetry and video evidence before concluding that car number 12 was released in an unsafe manner. Although the car was entitled to travel parallel to the fast lane, the slippery pit lane surface caused a brief loss of control requiring corrective action.
Fortunately for the Silver Arrows squad, the five-second penalty proved to be entirely painless regarding the final classification. The Italian driver successfully retained his fifth-place finish at the checkered flag, rounding off a chaotic weekend in Brazil.
The team management openly acknowledged that the pit stop release sequence could have been managed with much higher safety margins. Despite the minor setback, the outcome solidifies their constructor championship triumph after a long five-year wait. Read our in-depth analysis.
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