Singapore Grand Prix
Hamilton penalty, Singapore GP 2019€5,000 fine for fuel temperature
OutcomeThe competitor (Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport) is fined €5,000
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Hamilton · 1/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The temperature of the fuel intended for immediate use was more than eleven degrees centigrade below the ambient temperature recorded by the FIA appointed weather service provider one hour before the first practice session.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 6.5.2
- Stewards' reasoning
- Per Article 6.5.2 of the 2019 Formula One Technical Regulations, no fuel intended for immediate use in a car may be more than ten degrees centigrade below the ambient temperature. In this case the ambient temperature was published to be 32 degrees centigrade and the temperature of the fuel was at least 11 degrees below. The team representative acknowledged that the temperature was below that re… full reasoning ↗
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