Stewards investigate Mercedes after strange Q3 incident

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Updated: 08:17, 07 Mar
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Mercedes will have to report to the stewards after a dominant performance in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.
The German team dominated qualifying at Albert Park, as George Russell and Kimi Antonelli secured the front row of the grid for Sunday's race. Isack Hadjar, who finished third, was around eight tenths behind the Briton in Q3.

Mercedes investigated

After the session, Mercedes has to report to the stewards in Melbourne because of an incident during the final session of Saturday, which also caused a red flag. As Antonelli left the pit lane for his final run, the sidepod cooling fan was still attached to his car.
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The cooling fan fell off the Italian's car. Lando Norris then hit the debris on track.
Mercedes has to go to the stewards at 18:00 local time (7:00 GMT) for an alleged release in an unsafe condition.
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