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FP3 lap times deleted, Azerbaijan GP 2026

OutcomeLap times deleted

Infringement · Published

What happened
The F1 cars below did not use the track at turns 1, 3, 4, 7, 15 and 16. No. Turn Car Driver Competitor Time of Day Lap Time 1 16 41 Arvid Lindblad Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 12:43:42 2:11.369 2 1 11 Sergio Perez Cadillac Formula 1 Team 12:54:15 2:23.618 3 15 44 Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari HP 12:57:40 2:29.665 4 15 3 Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing 13:01:18 PIT 5 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari HP 13:00:17 2:19.925 6 4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 13:02:11 PIT 7 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Scuderia Ferrari HP 13:03:00 2:21.611 8 3 16 Charles Leclerc Scuderia Ferrari HP 13:03:50 2:05.297 9 16 41 Arvid Lindblad Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 13:04:18 2:09.194 10 4 23 Alexander Albon Atlassian Williams F1 Team 13:04:09 2:14.082 11 1 63 George Russell Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 13:19:04 2:06.961 12 15 41 Arvid Lindblad Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 13:20:05 2:28.991 13 1 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi Revolut F1 Team 13:19:46 2:22.182 14 1 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi Revolut F1 Team 13:20:21 2:05.878 15 1 6 Isack Hadjar Oracle Red Bull Racing 13:20:26 2:24.057 16 7 63 George Russell Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 13:22:07 2:13.364 17 1 12 Kimi…
What this outcome means
Deleted lap time explained →
Offence
Track limits - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 72 rulings in 2026: Deleted lap ×58 · +5s ×8 · No action ×3
Regulation cited
Art. 2, Art. B1.8.6, Art. 12.4.1.e · driving standards (Appendix L) · track limits · lap-time deletion
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