Kimi Antonelli has returned to P4 on his Formula 1 debut in Melbourne after a successful Mercedes appeal.

Antonelli had plenty of work ahead in his first grand prix, having dropped out in Q1 after kicking up the gravel and picking up damage to his Mercedes W16.

Kimi Antonelli returns to P4

It was a solid recovery drive for the teenager though in a wet and crash-laded Australian Grand Prix as he recovered to P4 at the chequered flag, though initially, that was due to be P5.

Antonelli was handed a five-second penalty in the closing stages for an unsafe release, this an incident which had not been broadcast.

Mercedes would request a right to review following the race, with the stewards reaching the verdict to quash the penalty, returning Antonelli to P4.

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