Sakhir Grand Prix
Offence
Russell penalty, Sakhir GP 2020 - €20,000 fine for tyre procedure
OutcomeA fine of €20,000 is imposed on the competitor Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 team (see reasons below)
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Russell
- What happened
- Incorrect use of tyres
- Regulation cited
- Art. 24.4
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the Mr Ron Meadows (team representative) and Mr Nikolas Tombazis (FIA Formula One Technical Delegate). As described in the latter’s report (document 34) Russell was fitted with front tyres that were allocated to Bottas. This was caused by a radio communications technical issue wherein the pit wall’s communication to the pit crew that Russell was entering the pits prior t…
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