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Strange penalty handed down by FIA after incident at Mexican Grand Prix

Harry October 26, 2024

What do Robert Shwartzman and Jenson Button have in common? Both have grid penalties that are unlikely to be used in Formula 1.

In 2017, Button made a one-off race appearance for McLaren when he replaced retired World Champion Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix.

‘The driver was not scheduled to start the race…’

That Sunday, he received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Pascal Wehrlein at Portier; He will still have to serve this penalty if he participates in another Grand Prix.

Shwartzman also joined the 44-year-old actor’s two-man shortlist.

The young Ferrari pilot, who has always been overlooked for promotion to Formula 1 and is now unlikely to happen, was given a five-place grid penalty by the Mexican Grand Prix referees for overtaking under the yellow flag.

Shwartzman took action Sauber He passed Yuki Tsunoda in FP1 under double-waving yellow flags at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Found guilty of breaching Article 2.5.5 b) of Annex H of the International Sporting Rules, the referees ruled that “After the incident at T9, Shwartzman passed a single-waving yellow and double-yellow flag before passing Tsunoda in the yellow zone while traveling.” quickly.”

For this they punished him with a demotion of 5 grid positions in the next race in which the driver participated.

“The penalty is the usual penalty for passing under a double yellow and although the Stewards accepted that the driver was not scheduled to start the race, they applied a consistent penalty.”

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Yellows took to the field Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman’s accidentThis became a red flag.

Shwartzman was pleased that both drivers were OK.

“Firstly, I am always grateful for my time in a Formula 1 car and working closely with the team, so a big thank you to Ferrari and Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber for another great opportunity,” he said.

“Going into today’s session we had specific goals in terms of collecting data and performing as many tests as possible but unfortunately red flags interrupted our training plan and cut the session short.

“The accident happened right in front of me on a fast lap and I’m glad everyone involved is okay. The car overall felt good and the team was great to work with, so it was a positive experience.”