Sergio Perez will serve a three-place grid drop on the subsequent F1 race for driving his Pink Bull in an unsafe situation to keep away from a Security Automotive through the Canadian Grand Prix.
The Mexican crashed on Lap 51 of Sunday’s moist and wild race in Montreal and crawled again to the pits to retire along with his rear wing hanging off his automobile.
Perez was investigated for the incident and it was deemed he „failed to depart the observe with critical mechanical difficulties after considerably damaging the rear wing“, in breach of Article 26.10 of the FIA’s F1 Sporting Rules.
As such, Perez has been handed a three-place grid penalty for the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona later this month.
Pink Bull additionally admitted to the stewards that they have been attempting to keep away from a Security Automotive, with Perez’s teammate Max Verstappen main the race on the time. The staff have been fined €25,000.
„The Stewards heard from the motive force of Automotive 11 (Sergio Perez), staff consultant and reviewed video, staff radio and in-car video proof,“ the stewards defined.
„After making contact with the boundaries in Flip 6, the motive force continued on observe for the rest of the lap with a considerably broken automobile and thereby misplaced a number of carbon fibre elements on the best way again to the pits. The staff confirmed within the listening to that the motive force had been suggested to carry the automobile again to the pits as they have been attempting to keep away from a Security Automotive state of affairs.
„The Stewards decide that, in addition to a monetary penalty for the staff, a sporting penalty is important because of the security implications of the incident. The penalty is imposed according to precedents.“
