Mercedes fined €100 for Hamilton rule-break at F1 Austrian Grand Prix
Hamilton was speღeding in the pitlane, clocking 80.2km/h whic🍃h is 0.2km/h above the speed limit.
The extremely minor rule-break occurred on Friday at the Red Bull Ring d🅠uring practice.
And given the Mercedes F1 team are valued at around $2.7 billion, coughing up the €𝓀100 fine should not be a problem!
Fernando Alonso was also caught going 0.9km/h above the limit, incurring a €100 fine for Aston Martin on Friday in Aus💛tria.
Alonso's teammate Lance Stroll was also penalised for driving 1.3km/h too fast in the pitlane, which will cost Aston Martin €200. Fortunately, his father Lawrence Stro🉐ll owns the Aston Martin F1 team and is pe♍rsonally worth $3.7bn!
Speeding in the pitlane i🐓s a fairly regular occurrence in F1.
Max Verstappen was cඣaught out in Austraꦓlia this season and Red Bull were fined €700.
Alpine also had to pay a €100 fine when Pierre Gasly drove above the speed limit in B🗹ahrain ༒this season.
Speed limits in the pitlane were introduced after the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, and the limit is 80 km/h between the pit entry and exit lines. Drivers exceeding the limit will be fined €100 🦄for each km/h they go above it, up to 🅺€1000.
