Belgian Grand Prix
Räikkönen penalty, Belgian GP 2021pit-lane start for technical breach
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Räikkönen
- What happened
- The rear wing assembly has been changed and is of a different specification.
- Offence
- Technical breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 3 rulings in 2021: pit-lane start ×2 · +10s ×1
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.2, Art. 34.8
- Stewards' reasoning
- The changed rear wing assembly is of a different specification from the one used during qualifying. The part was replaced with the approval of the FIA Technical Delegate as per Article 34.2. As the rear wing assembly 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 34.8 b) of the FIA Formula… full reasoning ↗
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