Mercedes have been fined €10,000 for adjusting tyre pressures on both of their cars ahead of the F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Mercedes engineers were seen making adjustments to their tyres on the grid a🍎fter the inꦇitial race start was aborted.

Such ac𝔍tions are in breach of TD003 and thus it was referred to the stew🍨ards.

FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer noted that Mercedes had released pressure from the tyres on both 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell’s car.

The stewards have decided to💙 fine Mercedes €10,000 after concluding “tyre pressures were adjusted (pressure released) with wheels already fitted to the car in contravention to TD003.”

The fine means Russell keeps his fourth-place finish in Sao Paulo, whil🐠e Hamilton holds on to the final point in 10th.

The stewards gave the following reasons: “After the race start was aborted the 10 minute notice was immediately given for the new start. Given the layout of the circuit and the acc൲ess point to the grid from the pit lane the time period for the team to get to the grid was extended. The gate to access the grid was not immediately opened. The FIA accepted that given this short notice it was extremely difficult if not impossible for the teams to follow the procedure prescribed in the technical directive.

“The FIA Technical Delegate stipulated that the tyre pressures while having been adj🎐𝐆usted by the team was within the allowed parameters.

“Given the unusual circumstances surrounding the compressed time table, aborted start, the grid access logistics and given the stipulation from the Technical Delegate that the tyre pressures were within the correct parameters, the Stewards determine that a fine for a breach of procedure is appropriate in this case. Normally a breꦗach of this nature, within a competitive session would carry a sporting penalty but it is not appropriate in this case. However, this decision should not be considered as a precedent for any similar breach in the future as the circumstances are considered unique.”