The FIA has come down hard on Pierre Gasly, handing him a three-place grid penalty for Sunday's British Grand Prix after finding him guilty of impeding Lance Stroll during qualifying.
The stewards accepted that Gasly had been left without the usual radio warning because of a technical issue with the FOM equipment, a point that was confirmed during the hearing. They also took into account that he had been carrying out radio checks and believed the car behind was not on a timed lap.
Despite those mitigating circumstances, the stewards ruled that the lack of a radio warning did not remove the driver's responsibility to avoid impeding another car. After reviewing the available evidence, including the dashboard information available to Gasly, they concluded that he had unnecessarily impeded Stroll and imposed the standard three-place grid penalty. Below is the full stewards explanation.
"STR was on a timed lap in Q1. GAS was on an in lap and, on the approach to Turn 15, remained on the racing line at a slow speed, requiring STR to move off line in order to pass.
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The stewards accepted that Gasly had been left without the usual radio warning because of a technical issue with the FOM equipment, a point that was confirmed during the hearing. They also took into account that he had been carrying out radio checks and believed the car behind was not on a timed lap.
Despite those mitigating circumstances, the stewards ruled that the lack of a radio warning did not remove the driver's responsibility to avoid impeding another car. After reviewing the available evidence, including the dashboard information available to Gasly, they concluded that he had unnecessarily impeded Stroll and imposed the standard three-place grid penalty. Below is the full stewards explanation.
"STR was on a timed lap in Q1. GAS was on an in lap and, on the approach to Turn 15, remained on the racing line at a slow speed, requiring STR to move off line in order to pass.
Photo: Race Pictures
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