Austrian Grand Prix
Infringement
Tsunoda penalty, Austrian GP 2024 - €40,000 fine for team radio comments
OutcomeThe driver (Yuki Tsunoda) is fined €40,000 of which €20,000 is suspended for the remainder of the 2024 season on condition that no infringement of a similar nature occurs
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Tsunoda · 3/12 penalty points (rolling 12 months)
- What happened
- Inappropriate comments made on team radio.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 12.2.1, Art. 20
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Tsunoda (Yuki Tsunoda), team representative and reviewed team radio evidence. During Q1 when Tsunoda was queuing in the fast lane and another car blended into the fast lane ahead of him, the driver was heard to make a statement over team radio using offensive language. During the hearing the driver was very apologetic and explained that because English is n…
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