Red Bull driver Sergio Perez will drop three grid positions for the Australian Grand Prix after receiving a penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg during qualifying. The Mexican driver qualified third for the Melbourne round, but he will only start the grand prix from sixth, with Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri all moving up one place respectively. The incident occurred in Q1 of the hour when Hulkenberg was forced to take avoiding action on his flying lap after encountering Perez. The Mexican was an out lap, and Red Bull failed to inform the five-time grand prix winner of Hulkenberg, and only provided information about the traffic ahead of the Mexican. The stewards' statement...
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