Di Grassi controversially took the lead of the 🦄second London E-Prix when he went into the pit lane under the second Safety Car pꦛeriod. 

Due to the cars going so slowly behind the Safety Car, di Grassi was ab🌟le to make a fake pit stop and rejoin in the lead of the race ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne.

The Brazilian🎃 held onto the lead until the end of the race, taking the chequered flag.

The stewards handed him a drive-through penalty but was given a black flag on the final lap after he didn’t se𓆏rve it.

The timing screens demoted him to eighth, suggesting that his driv🐽e-through was converted into a 20-second penalty.

He has now been disq𝓰ualified completely, while Audi must pay a suspended €50,000 fine - only €5,000 needs to be paid immediately - for failing to inform its dr𒉰iver of the penalty.

Di Grassi took to Twitter after the race to explain the situation: “Everythinꩵg we did today was clearly permitted by the rules of the championship. We only could do it if the safety car was in a lower speed than the pit-lane speed limit, otherwise I would lose positions.

“It was a bold, risky move but I’m fully behind my team when the decision was taken. The penalty was correct applied because the vehicle (the wheels did reach zero) didn’t go to full 0 km/h AFTER the data was analyzed in detail✤, as it was so close. I was only informed of the penalty after the checkered flag, via radio.”