Austrian Grand Prix
Offence
Alfa Romeo penalty, Austrian GP 2020 - €5,000 fine for unsafe car
OutcomeThe competitor is fined €5,000
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix.
- What happened
- Release from a pit stop in an unsafe condition of Räikkönen.
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the team representative and reviewed video and technical evidence provided by the FIA Technical Delegate, as well as car telemetry provided by the team. Having examined photos of the damaged wheel and the axle shaft it is evident that the wheel nut of the RHS front wheel got cross threaded during the wheel change which was not identified by the wheel gun operator. As a c…
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