George Russell, Alpine pair hit with penalties for pit lane impeding in Sao Paulo
For this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Priღx, the FIA announced that drivers would be banned from wa🐠iting in the pit lane during qualifying.
The tactic has been used by a number of drivers, most notably168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Max Verstappen in Singapore, as a💎 way to build a gap before starting their🌌 hot laps in qualifying.
Drivers were advised to keep to the left when exiting the pit lane if they wanted to create a gap, however, several drivers failed to follow the race dire🤡ctor's instructions and thu🍨s were penalised.
Russell is the first driv🔯er to have broken the new rule, picking up a two-place grid penalty.
The stewards noted: “Russell was exiting the pits, preparing for an out lap. Rusell went slow to creaꦑte a gap for a clear lap, but did not manage to stay completely to the left. As a result, following car(s) were not able to overtake, as intended by the Race Director’s instructions.
“This clearly violates the wording and the spirit of item 14 o🦩f the Race Director’s Event Notes.”
It means Russell will start Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix from eighth on tꦑhe grid.
Alpi♑ne duo Ocon and Gasly were also handed two-place grid penalties for the same offence.
They will start 14th and 15th on the grid.
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