Sergio Perez has been handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying at the Australian Grand Prix. The incident occurred early in Q1, with the stewards opting to investigate it after the qualifying session had been completed. Hulkenberg lost time on his first flying lap when he came across Perez in the final sector, and was eliminated in the first part of qualifying. Perez had originally qualified third, but will now start from sixth as a result of the penalty.
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