Both Pierre Gasly and Zhou Guanyu have been criticized by the commissioners for not following the instructions of the race director.
AlphaTauri driver Gasly and Alfa rider Romeo Zhou, who reached Q3 for the first time on Saturday in their race in Canada, were unable to properly re-enter the track after taking turn 9.
Drivers have been ordered to stay to the left of an orange pylon at the exit of the curve before rejoining the track, which immediately penalizes them for running overflowing and costing them time, but both Gasly and Zhou did not make it to the rankings.
Zhou informed the commissioners that the wet conditions affected his off-piste journey and prevented him from taking the right route, but they disagreed and gave him his first driving warning. the season.
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Gasly protested that he had problems with the brakes at the time, but eventually admitted that he had broken the rules and received his second reprimand from 2022 so far.
The warning system relaxed this year, meaning drivers have to accumulate five warnings in one season (compared to three in 2021) before receiving a 10-seat drop on the grid.
Gasly’s AlphaTauri teammate Yuki Tsunoda, who did not make the rounds of the standings, already has four warnings for the season, which has led him to lose confidence in his decision-making. the FIA ​​and is in violation of a penalty on the grid.
Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon have also been investigated by commissioners on charges of driving unnecessarily slowly during the classification in Montreal, as they were looking to find space to complete a clear lap in rainy conditions on Saturday.
Sainz and Albon were acquitted of any offenses, meaning they can maintain their grid slots, as “many pilots ended up queuing” before starting a flying lap, so no pilot was to blame.
Despite a “potentially dangerous” situation for his investigation, Leclerc was also fired, although he will already start at the back of the grid, with an engine change beyond the set of permitted parts which will result in a penalty of the grill.
Zhou will line up the P10 on the grid on Sunday. Gasly came out in Q1, but will benefit from Leclerc’s engine penalty to start on Sunday 15th.