Italian Grand Prix
Räikkönen penalty, Italian GP 2019pit-lane start for power unit components
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane - parc fermé breach
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Räikkönen
- What happened
- The Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) has been changed for one of a different specification under Parc Ferme and a 3rd Control Electronics (CE) have been used.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.2, Art. 34.6
- Stewards' reasoning
- The changed power unit element is of a different specification from the one used during qualifying, the parts were replaced with the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate as per Article 34.2. As the ICE is a different specification and was changed whilst the car was in parc ferme, the competitor is required to start the race from the pit lane per Article 34.6 of the FIA Formula One Sporting Re… full reasoning ↗
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