Lindblad handed five-place grid penalty for next race
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FIA stewards imposed a five-place grid drop on Arvid Lindblad for the next race in which he participates. The decision does not identify the power-unit element involved.
FIA stewards have imposed a five-place grid drop on Arvid Lindblad for the next race in which he participates. The decision is among the documents for the 2026 United States Grand Prix and identifies car 41 with Visa Cash App Racing Bulls; it cites the use of a power-unit element as a breach of Article B8.2.2, read with Article B8.2.3. It does not name the component or the specific race to which the drop will apply.
The official ruling sets the penalty at five places but does not identify the component or name the specific race.
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The FIA decision does not identify the power-unit element or name the race; it says the penalty applies to the next race in which Lindblad participates.
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