Last Updated: 10/07/22 7:50 PM
The front three from the Austrian GP, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, were given suspended fines for breaching parc ferme instructions after Sunday’s race.
Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton were all summoned to the stewards on Sunday afternoon for breaching the International Sporting Code, with claims they failed to follow the instructions issued.
The instructions were: “The driver’s physio should wait outside the cooling room behind the podium until the podium ceremony is complete.”
All three drivers were in breach and were handed €10,000 (£8,500) suspended fines.
“The assistant physios/guides of the top three finishers entered the parc ferme without permission and in violation of the procedure published prior to the race or the orderly conduct of the race,” the verdict read.
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The best of the action from an epic Austrian Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc took victory.
The best of the action from an epic Austrian Grand Prix as Charles Leclerc took victory.
“Partly this is to prevent items being handed to drivers before they are weighed.”
The stewards say the fines are “suspended for the remainder of the season pending any further breach of process” and that “the passes of those concerned may be revoked in the event of a systemic breach”.
Alonso escaped the penalty, Vettel was shocked to find out
Fernando Alonso was also under investigation on Sunday night, with Alpine allegedly leaving his car in a dangerous condition, although while one of the wheels came loose “by a small margin”, he avoided a penalty and kept his spot to terminate. 10th place.
Sebastian Vettel, meanwhile, learned of his post-race penalty – for track limits which dropped him to 17th – live on Sky Sports F1 for comic effect…
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Sebastian Vettel was unaware he had received a penalty until he was asked about it in his post-race interview.
Sebastian Vettel was unaware he had received a penalty until he was asked about it in his post-race interview.