Italian Grand Prix
Offence
Gasly - the energy store (es) has been changed., Italian GP 2021
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2021 Italian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Gasly · 2/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The energy store (ES) has been changed.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 34.2, Art. 34.8
- Stewards' reasoning
- The changed energy store 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 energy store 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 One Sportin…
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