STEWARDS REVEAL ANTONELLI SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED PENALTY BEFORE SECOND PIT STOP

Stewards have confirmed Andrea Kimi Antonelli should have received a five-second time penalty during the Spanish Grand Prix. The Mercedes junior exceeded track limits four times, automatically triggering the sanction. However, officials did not identify his crucial fourth breach until *after* Antonelli had already made his second pit stop. Had the penalty been applied in time, he would have lost a position to Lando Norris.

Antonelli ultimately retired from the race, meaning he won't serve the penalty. FIA guidelines prevent converting a single unserved time penalty into a grid drop for a subsequent event. Stewards acknowledged a procedural delay, noting Antonelli received the black-and-white flag after his fourth infringement, not his third, because one breach was detected late. They now recommend the FIA review its track limits procedures, citing "ambiguity in the relevant guidelines." This isn't Antonelli's first run-in; he also received a five-second penalty for track limits during the Miami sprint race. This incident highlights ongoing consistency issues in F1's officiating.