Checo Pérez was declared the winner of the Singapore Grand Prix, despite the FIA sanction
the mexican pilot Czech Perez will remain with the triumph in the Singapore Grand Prix following being sanctioned with five seconds in his final time for not respecting the distance established in article 55.10 of the Sporting Regulations.
The Mexican also received a reprimand and punishment of two points to his super license, but these did not affect the final result that was experienced in the circuit of Marina Bay.
“Car 11 was the lead car on lap 10. Admitted while the safety car lights were still on, PER did not stay within 10 cars of the safety car between the exit of turn 13 and turn 14 When asked during the race PER said that the conditions were very wet and that it was very difficult to keep up with the safety car with little heat in its tires and brakes, ”the FIA announced in a press release.
Despite this, they also acknowledged that “we take into account the wet conditions and difficulties highlighted by PER as extenuating circumstances of this incident and, consequently, we determine that a warning should be imposed.”
“This occurred despite the fact that the race director had warned the team that PER was not respecting the rule of less than 10 cars between turns 9 and 10. The team passed this warning on to PER. We are referring to Doc 56 by which we imposed a warning on the PER for non-compliance with the same regulations during the first deployment of the safety car during the race. Being the second infraction of article 55.10 by PER during the race and following an express warning from the Race Director, we decided to penalize PER with 5 seconds of time”, reads the text.
Czech Perez prevailed on the track Charles Leclerc for a lead of 7.5 seconds, but at the end of the penalty this was shortened to almost 2.5 seconds.
Czech Perez achieved his second win of the season following winning the Monaco Grand Prix.
The next competition will be in Suzuka, Japananother country that returns to the calendar of the F1 following the pandemic COVID–19. Afterwards, the category will cross the Pacific Ocean for its bustle in America: USA, Mexico y Brazil. Then they will close the calendar in Abu Dhabi.
Max Verstappen continues to lead the world and will have Japan another chance to mathematically be crowned world champion for the second time.
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