Franco Colapinto hit with grid penalty on Alpine debut after pit lane blunder

Franco Colapinto has received a one-place grid penalty for Sunday's Emil𓂃ia Romaܫgna Grand Prix

Franco Colapinto
Franco Colapinto

Franco Colapinto has been hit with a one-p🍨lace grid penalty for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a pit lane offence in qualifying.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsun🐈oda’s scary roll💙over crash resulted in an early red flag in Q1 at Imola.

With repair work being done to the track, the FIA announced an “es🐻timated start time”.

As teams prepared for the r𒅌esumption of the session, 🎉a number of cars were waiting outside of their pit garages - but crucially - not in the ‘fast lane’.

Drivers are not allowed to wait at the end of the pit lane until the start time is officially announc🔥ed.

However, due to a mi🐓s-communication with the Alpine pit wall, Colapinto left the designated area near the Alpine pit garage and was waiting at the end of the pit lane.

Alpine apologis𝔉ed for the confusion, but Colapinto is now under inves🔯tigation.

Race control noted in Q1, Colapinto will be investigated after 🧔the session for “failing to follow race director’s instructions - entering the fast lane before resumption time announced”.

Colapinto is now set to start the race from 16t🐟h on the grid. 

The former Williams driver's qualifying ended early after𒀰 he lost control of his car through the Tambur🌳ello chicane.

Mercedes penalised in Bahrain

Mercedes duo 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kimi Antonelli were handed ﷽one-place grid penalties at the Bahrain G🦩rand Prix.

Following Esteban Ocon’s shunt in Q2, the two Mercedes drivers were the🔯 first to exit their garages and stop at the end of the pit lane.

Like Colapinto, this was done before a ꦚrestart time was confirmed by race control♎.

The stewards agreed that Mercedes coul✨d have gained a “sporting advantage” becau✃se “it could enable a team to perform its run plan whereas other teams may not be able to.”

As a result, they felt a sporting 🎀p🌊enalty was justified.

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