Bizarre FIA ​​penalty after incident at the Mexican Grand Prix

What do Robert Shwartzman and Jenson Button have in common? Both received starting grid penalties in Formula 1 that they will probably never serve.

In 2017, Button had a one-off race with McLaren when retired world champion represented Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix.

“The driver is not scheduled to start the race…”

This Sunday he was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Pascal Wehrlein at Portier, a penalty he will still have to serve if he ever takes part in another Grand Prix.

Shwartzman is now on the shortlist alongside the 44-year-old.

The Ferrari junior, who was repeatedly neglected in the promotion to Formula 1, and that will probably never happen at the age of 25, was fined five places on the grid by the race management of the Mexican Grand Prix for flying a yellow flag had overtaken.

Shwartzman was in action for Sauber in FP1 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and overtook Yuki Tsunoda under double-waved yellow flags.

Found guilty of violating Appendix H, Article 2.5.5 b) of the International Sporting Code, the stewards rule that “after the incident at T9, Shwartzman passed a single waved yellow flag and a double yellow flag before striking Tsunoda while driving overtook in the yellow zone.” at speed.”

She punished him for this with a “decrease of 5 starting positions for the next race in which the driver takes part.”

“The penalty is the usual penalty for running a double yellow indicator and although the stewards recognize that the driver is not scheduled to start the race, they have imposed the consistent penalty.”

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Alex Albon and Oliver Bearman's crash turned yellow, which became a red flag.

Shwartzman was happy that both drivers were fine.

“First and foremost, I am always grateful to be able to spend time driving a Formula 1 car and working closely with the team. So a big thank you to Ferrari and Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber for another great opportunity,” he said.

“Going into the session today we had specific goals to collect data and conduct as many tests as possible, but unfortunately red flags interrupted our running plan and canceled the session.

“The accident happened right in front of me while I was on a push lap and I'm just glad everyone involved is OK. Overall the car felt good and the team is great to work with, so it was a positive experience.”

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