To make matters worse, Gasly suffered the points when he drove for AlphaTauri, so the ban would affect his new team Alpine. After the season that I've done, I don't really feel like I've been particularly dangerous over these last 12 months, and that will be definitely a harsh penalty." In some ways, also a bit embarrassing to be standing in a position where I could be banned. He said: "It's a very unpleasant situation and quite delicate. This decision came after Pierre Gasly complained about being on the brink of a ban with 10 penalty points which were a consequence of minimal offences. This was evidently true in Bahrain when they dished out sporting sanctions without penalty points. The motorsport regulator said the stewards are going to take a more considered approach to give out penalties in 2023, so a driver doesn't risk getting banned for minimal offences. The FIA created this system to prevent dangerous driving. However, their licence may be hit with penalty points and when the count reaches 12 in a 12-month period, they face an automatic one-race ban. First introduced in the 1990s before being refined in recent years, points are earned by competing in different series and the better the results a driver achieves, the more points they earn. This licence is the required for drivers to compete in F1. When a driver is penalised, they accumulate penalty points on their superlicence. Photo by: Alpine How do F1 drivers get banned? They concluded that Racing Point had used a set of rear brake ducts from Mercedes, which had gone from a listed and legal part to non-listed and illegal part from the 2020 season, and as a punishment they had 15 constructors' points slashed and were fined €400,000. The FIA was forced to step in as other teams were unhappy and so the regulator launched an investigation. Technical Director Andrew Green said the team had been trying to adapt more to "the underlying architecture that we've had from MGP (Mercedes)" and develop a "Red Bull philosophy." He admitted that the team didn't want to "deviate" away from what Mercedes do – produce a championship-winning car – and that they followed its concept. “It should be a very exciting race for the fans,” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner said.Sometimes, just as what happened in the case of Crashgate, the FIA's attention is gained by a driver or a team principal.Īnother example is Racing Point's "pink Mercedes" in 2020. The seven-kilometre circuit, nestled in the Ardennes forest, is the longest in F1 and among the best for overtaking - which could make it easier for Verstappen and the other fast cars to make it through traffic to the front. It means every driver on the F1 grid has now made it to the final round at least once this year. But the seven-time F1 champion sounded dejected when told of his gap to Verstappen.īut Williams was upbeat as Alex Albon - driving with renewed confidence following a multi-year contract extension - advanced to the third round of qualifying for the first time this season. Hamilton is aiming for a sixth straight podium finish and a first win of the year. Lewis Hamilton was not happy with the gap between he and Verstappen after qualifying (Getty) Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will start fourth and fifth once they move up the grid following the penalties. With all the penalties, Red Bull driver Sergio Perez (third-fastest in qualifying) will start second ahead of Fernando Alonso of Alpine. Also forced to drop to the back are: Lando Norris of McLaren, Esteban Ocon of Alpine, Zhou Guanyu of Alfa Romeo, Mick Schumacher of Haas and Valtteri Bottas of Alfa Romeo.īottas had earlier failed to advance out of the first group for the first time since Monaco in 2015, when he drove for Williams. Seven drivers in total received grid penalties in Belgium ahead of the 14th race of the season. Leclerc was fourth fastest in qualifying but, like Verstappen, received a grid penalty for changing engine parts and will drop to 16th. Verstappen will start alongside Leclerc, who trails the Dutchman by 80 points as F1 resumes competition following its summer break. Charles Leclerc finished fourth-fastest in qualifying but was also hit with a grid penalty (Getty)
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