After this was examined – together with further video not beforehand obtainable to the stewards taken from the helicopter – the choice was taken to take away Antonelli’s penalty, selling him again as much as fourth place.
In a doc launched following the listening to – which was attended by representatives from Mercedes and Kick Sauber in addition to Williams, the latter having benefitted from the penalty on condition that Antonelli’s demotion promoted Alex Albon as much as fourth – the reasoning behind the stewards’ determination to reverse the penalty was defined.
“It’s clear that Automobile 12 didn’t cross into the quick lane till a major distance down the pit lane and solely after the motive force checked his mirror to substantiate clearance with Automobile 27,” the doc reads.
“The roll hoop digital camera exhibits that he had enough room to securely go the McLaren pits with out danger to the McLaren mechanics.”
