2023-10-08 16:03:21
Sergio Perez will start the 2023 F1 Round 18 Qatar GP from the pit lane, but Red Bull Racing may also be subject to a penalty for building a third car in violation of F1 regulations. Perez dropped out on lap 10 of 19 in Saturday’s sprint race at the Losail circuit, leaving his teammate Max Verstappen to seal the three-time world championship.
When Esteban Ocon passed Nico Hulkenberg on the inside, he could not see Perez’s car on the far right, leaving Haas with insufficient space. This caused Ocon and Perez to be thrown onto the gravel. All drivers were investigated, but no further action was taken. The RB19, which was also seen on fire, appeared to have significant damage to its sidepods and floor, which was later determined to be beyond repair, requiring Red Bull to build a second chassis. . This chassis construction was progressed beyond the survival cell stage (including the fuel tank and cockpit) without FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) supervision, so it is considered a third car. Additionally, this work was done two hours after the checkered flag for the sprint race. FIA racing rules state that within this time all cars “must be covered and prepared to be fitted with the FIA seal to ensure that they are safe until the next day”. The matter was therefore left to the stewards, who summoned Red Bull. Recent precedent means Perez will be forced to start in the pit lane at the Grand Prix, potentially adding 10 seconds to his race time. Perez, who had a fifth internal combustion engine, turbocharger, MGU-H and MGU-K, as well as a fourth control electronics package repaired, will start from the pit lane after exceeding the required number of power unit components. is what happened. Until now, starting in the pit lane was a penalty for violating third-car regulations, so from now on it is likely that an additional 10-second race time penalty will be imposed as a parc fermé violation. A recent precedent is the one committed by Logan Sargent at the Japanese Grand Prix. Following the crash in Q1, Williams also breached the two-hour FIA sealing rule by building the chassis beyond the survival cell stage. Williams then installed parts with a different specification than those used in qualifying. Due to a change in specifications, Sargent had to start the race from the pit lane. As a result, the FIA said: “The additional penalty for having a third chassis was appropriate as parts changes already require a start from the pit lane.” “The Stewards recommend that this matter be discussed again by the Sporting Advisory Committee.” Sargent was also given a 10-second penalty as he had already been required to start from the pit lane.
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