Hadjar receives three penalty positions after qualifying
After his impressive fourth place in the rain-soaked qualifiers, Isack Hadjar received a three-place penalty on the grid for impeding Trident driver Roman Stanek.
The F2 qualifying session in Melbourne was held under very difficult conditions for the drivers, with numerous off-track incidents as evidenced by the red flag being waved twice.
The Hitech Pulse-Eight driver, Isack Hadjar, delivered a great performance by placing his single-seater in fourth position. Unfortunately for him, he was penalized due to an incident involving Roman Stanek. The Frenchman was penalized with a three-place grid penalty for impeding the Czech driver in turns 11 and 13. Following the session, no valid reason justifying this action was provided.
Therefore, the Red Bull driver will now start in 10th position, instead of 7th, for the Sprint race with reverse grid scheduled for Saturday.
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