Commissioners say the 10,000-euro fines are “suspended for the rest of the season pending any further breach of the procedure.”
Last updated: 10/07/22 19:50
The top three finishers in the Austrian GP, Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, have received fines suspended for non-compliance with closed park instructions after Sunday’s race.
Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton were summoned to commissioners on Sunday evening for a violation of the International Sports Code, allegedly for failing to comply with instructions given.
The instructions were: “The driver’s physiotherapists must wait outside the cooling room behind the podium until the podium ceremony is over.”
The three drivers infringed and have been fined € 10,000 (£ 8,500).
“Physio / ball attendees from the top three entered the park closed without permission and violating the procedure that was posted before the race or the orderly conduct of the event,” the verdict says.
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The best of the action of an epic Austrian Grand Prix when Charles Leclerc took the victory.
The best of the action of an epic Austrian Grand Prix when Charles Leclerc took the victory.
“In part this is to avoid handing over objects to drivers before weighing them.”
Commissioners say the fines are “suspended for the rest of the season pending any further breach of the procedure” and that “the passes of those concerned may be revoked in the event of a systemic breach.”
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Sebastian Vettel didn’t know he had received a sanction until he was asked about it in his post-race interview.
Sebastian Vettel didn’t know he had received a sanction until he was asked about it in his post-race interview.