Pierre Gasly has received a 20-second time penalty for red flag speeding at Suzuka. The stewards noted his “shock” at the support vehicle on-track. F1 JapaneseGP
In a bulletin issued after the race, the stewards handed Gasly a drive-through penalty for the speeding, which is converted into a 20-second time penalty.driver also receives two points on his FIA superlicence, taking him up to nine for a 12-month period.“After passing the scene of the incident, car 10 continued under the red flag situation, at speeds which exceeded 200 km/h on multiple occasions, and which reached 251 km/h at one point,” said the stewards.
“The driver conceded that he now understood that there could have been marshals or obstacles on the track, and admitted that he was too fast. “However, in mitigation of penalty, we take into account that although the speed could not by any measure be regarded as ‘slow’ as required in the regulations, it was slower that the maximum speed that could be achieved under these conditions.
“We also take into account the shock the driver experienced on seeing a truck on the racing line in the corner of the incident.” The penalty drops Gasly from 17th to 18th in the final classification, giving a position to Haas racer
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