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Decision - Qualifying Safety Car Line Times

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An official FIA stewards' document from the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix (Qualifying).

What happened
The F1 cars below exceeded the 1:56.0 time limit between the Safety Car lines. No Car Driver Competitor Time of Day Lap 1 3 Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing 15:07:01 L4 (Q1) 2 27 Nico Hulkenberg Audi Revolut F1 Team 15:08:13 L5 (Q1) 3 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi Revolut F1 Team 15:08:31 L5 (Q1) 4 31 Esteban Ocon TGR Haas F1 Team 15:16:11 L7 (Q1) 5 87 Oliver Bearman TGR Haas F1 Team 15:16:21 L…
Regulation cited
Art. B1.8.5, Art. 12.2.1i
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