Canadian Grand Prix
Infringement
Pérez penalty, Canadian GP 2024 - €25,000 fine for unsafe car
OutcomeThe competitor (Oracle Red Bull Racing) is fined €25,000. Additionally, a drop of three grid positions for the next race
← This resolved the original summons
Published
An official FIA stewards' document from the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix.
- Driver
- Pérez
- What happened
- Pérez failed to leave the track with serious mechanical difficulties after significantly damaging the rear wing.
- Regulation cited
- Art. 26.10
- Stewards' reasoning
- The Stewards heard from the driver of Pérez (Sergio Perez), team representative and reviewed video, team radio and in-car video evidence. After making contact with the barriers in Turn 6, the driver continued on track for the remainder of the lap with a significantly damaged car and thereby lost several carbon fibre parts on the way back to the pits. The team confirmed in the hearing that the d…
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