Brazilian Grand Prix
Tsunoda penalty, Brazilian GP 2022pit-lane start for parc fermé
OutcomeRequired to start the race from the pit lane
Offence · Published
- Driver
- Tsunoda · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- The following parts have been replaced and changes to the setup have been made: Floor (same specification) Front Wing/Nose assembly (different specification) Rear Wing (different specification)
- Offence
- Parc fermé breach - every ruling & the going rate →
Going rate across 9 rulings in 2022: +5 grid ×5 · Fine ×2 · pit-lane start ×2
- Regulation cited
- Art. 40.9
- Stewards' reasoning
- The changed items were replaced whilst the car was in parc ferme with the approval of the Technical Delegate. The front wing/nose assembly and the rear wing are of a different specification to that which was used previously. Changes have also been made to the setup of the suspension of Tsunoda. The competitor is therefore required to start the race from the pit lane per article 40.9 b) of the F… full reasoning ↗
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