The FIA have announced a delayed investigation into an F1 star after qualifying at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

McLaren secured a front row spot ahead of their constructors’ title rivals for Sunday’s race at Yas Marina Ferrariwith Carlos Sainz drive the third fastest time.

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In the meantime, Charles Leclerc was demoted to 20th place on the grid after his win Lap time was deletedand a penalty of 10 starting places was imposed.

Lewis Hamilton also had a sad final qualifying Mercedes in Abu Dhabi, where the champion hit a bollard and was eliminated in the first quarter.

Nico Hülkenberg is being investigated at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

However, there was one F1 star who achieved a spectacular result in qualifying Nico Hulkenberg.

The German will contest his last race Haas on Sunday as he prepares to join Sauber in 2025.

Hülkenberg secured a sensational P4 result in qualifying, but the stewards could deal a serious blow to the star.

An investigation was initiated against the 37-year-old for overtaking on the pit exit road, which constitutes a suspected violation of Article 12.2.1 i) of the sporting regulations.

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Haas is currently involved in a fight with alpine And RB for sixth place in the Constructors’ Championshipwith their fourth place on the grid giving the American team a big boost.

However, it has since been confirmed that Hülkenberg was given a three-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race because of the incident.

An official statement said: “Stewards heard from the driver of car 27 (Nico Hulkenberg), a representative of the team, and reviewed the maneuvering system data, videos, timing and in-car video evidence.”

“The driver did not deny during the hearing that he had failed to follow the race director’s instructions, but stated that he had no choice but to break the rules in order to complete a lap.”

“Whilst the stewards recognize that the location of the team’s workshops limits their ability to send the cars onto the track, this can never be used as an excuse for a breach of regulations.”

“The ban on overtaking in certain areas such as the pit lane or in this case the pit exit is introduced to prevent potentially dangerous situations and therefore the stewards decide that a drop in grid position is justified in this case.”

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