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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOscar Piastri will not get a grid penalty in Singapore, despite not serving his five second penalty in Azerbaijan. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOscar Piastri will not get a grid penalty in Singapore, despite not serving his five second penalty in Azerbaijan. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n
The McLaren driver\u2019s afternoon in Baku unravelled immediately after the lights went out.<\/p>\n
Having jumped slightly forward from ninth on the grid, Piastri stopped his car and appeared to hit anti-stall, leaving him stranded at the back of the field. In his attempt to recover positions, he locked up at Turn 5 and slid into the barriers<\/a>, marking his first retirement of the season.<\/p>\n Despite being out of the race, the stewards ruled that Piastri had breached the regulations with his jump start and formally issued a five-second time penalty.<\/p>\n Under normal circumstances, such a penalty would be applied during the race. With the retirement preventing him from serving it, the FIA could have theoretically converted it into a grid-place drop for the next round in Singapore.<\/p>\n However, the FIA\u2019s updated stewards\u2019 guidelines, published earlier this year, clarify that minor one-off offences like Piastri\u2019s will not carry over.<\/p>\n The document states that \u201cin cases where there is a single 5s penalty which a driver is unable to serve due to retirement, the Stewards will not convert that into a grid penalty for a subsequent race.\u201d<\/p>\n Multiple penalties could be treated differently, but a solitary five-second sanction, as in Piastri\u2019s case, does not warrant further punishment.<\/p>\n The ruling contrasts with similar incidents, such as Fernando Alonso in the same race, who received a five-second penalty for jumping the start after reacting to Piastri\u2019s movement.<\/p>\n Alonso served his penalty during the race, avoiding any carryover.<\/p>\n With the stewards confirming no further sanction, Piastri will retain his starting position for the Singapore Grand Prix.<\/p>\n The outcome provides relief to the championship leader, who now has the chance to rebuild his points buffer after a dramatic setback in Baku.<\/p>\n