Esteban Ocon’s form in Japan had looked promising heading
into qualifying, with the Frenchman having secured a hat-trick of P7s in
Suzuka practice. But at the end of FP3, it was revealed that he would
be investigated by stewards for failing to slow for the red flags – and
the Force India driver has subsequently been handed a three-place grid
penalty…
Nico Hulkenberg’s big shunt into the barriers brought a premature end to Free Practice 3,
and following the session, it was alleged that Ocon breached the
red-flag rules, with the driver summoned by the stewards to discuss the
incident.
And, having investigated the incident after Japanese qualifying, it has been ruled that he ‘did not slow sufficiently' during the red flag period, resulting in him dropping from P8 to P11 on the grid for Sunday's race. He was also been handed two penalty points on his licence.
A statement released by the stewards in Japan explained that driver had been confused by Force India's system for managing pace under such situations, which led to him speeding for three mini-sectors of the lap.
“The driver informed the Stewards, and the telemetry showed, that he had slowed down for the red flags. However, after Turn 4, he heard some beeps on his radio that suggested that he was too slow and sped up briefly to regularize his speed.
“In doing so, he briefly exceeded the delta by a maximum of -1.68 over three mini sectors. As a result, he had failed to maintain the speed delta required under the regulations resulting in an infringement."
Formula1.com
Nico Hulkenberg’s big shunt into the barriers brought a premature end to Free Practice 3,
and following the session, it was alleged that Ocon breached the
red-flag rules, with the driver summoned by the stewards to discuss the
incident.And, having investigated the incident after Japanese qualifying, it has been ruled that he ‘did not slow sufficiently' during the red flag period, resulting in him dropping from P8 to P11 on the grid for Sunday's race. He was also been handed two penalty points on his licence.
A statement released by the stewards in Japan explained that driver had been confused by Force India's system for managing pace under such situations, which led to him speeding for three mini-sectors of the lap.
“The driver informed the Stewards, and the telemetry showed, that he had slowed down for the red flags. However, after Turn 4, he heard some beeps on his radio that suggested that he was too slow and sped up briefly to regularize his speed.
“In doing so, he briefly exceeded the delta by a maximum of -1.68 over three mini sectors. As a result, he had failed to maintain the speed delta required under the regulations resulting in an infringement."
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