Overview

• Stewards confirmed Oscar Piastri will not receive a grid penalty for Singapore despite an unserved five‑second sanction from Baku.
• Piastri was penalized for a jump start in Azerbaijan but crashed at Turn 5 on lap one, resulting in a DNF before he could serve the time penalty.
• The F1 penalty guidelines specify that a single unserved five‑second penalty after retirement is not converted into a grid drop.
• Officials retain discretion to convert multiple or aggregated penalties into grid penalties for subsequent events.
• Piastri’s Baku retirement cut his championship lead to 25 points, and the ruling avoids a qualifying setback at Singapore’s tight street circuit.