Overview

• An FIA statement and the stewards confirmed Oscar Piastri will not receive a grid drop for the Singapore Grand Prix.
• Piastri was issued a five-second time penalty for jumping the start in Baku but retired on lap one after hitting the Turn 5 barrier, preventing him from serving it.
• Updated FIA stewards’ guidelines state that a single five‑second penalty unserved due to retirement is not converted into a grid penalty for a later race.
• The guidance allows conversion to a grid penalty only when multiple penalties are involved, distinguishing Piastri’s case from aggregated infringements.
• Fernando Alonso also jumped the start in Azerbaijan and served his five-second penalty during the race, while Piastri’s DNF left his championship lead reduced to 25 points.