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Hulkenberg avoids Singapore grid penalty after Sainz impeding finding
Nico Hulkenberg avoided a grid drop for the Singapore Grand Prix despite being found to have unnecessarily impeded Carlos Sainz. The FIA said extraordinary mitigating circumstances led to the decision not to apply a grid penalty.
F1 Hub Newsroom
October 11, 2026
Multiple reports said Nico Hulkenberg escaped a grid penalty for Singapore after an incident involving Carlos Sainz. Hulkenberg was found to have unnecessarily impeded Sainz.
Despite that finding, the FIA did not hand Hulkenberg a grid drop. According to the reports, the governing body cited extraordinary mitigating circumstances in explaining why the penalty was not applied.