For not slowing down Oscat Piastri enough after the accident, the commissioners punished the driver of the Haas team by losing three positions on the grid. “He was 1.5 seconds over the limit at the first corner when the red flag was raised,” the stewards said. The normal penalty for not slowing down under red flags is 10 grid positions. Considering the mitigating circumstance that there is no evidence that , that in Hülkenberg’s case the speed would be disproportionate, a lower, practically one-third penalty was chosen.
Hülkenberg praised Haas’ efforts even before the penalty was announced. “We were on the right tires at the right moment, the timing was good and the car finally worked as it should,” he said. During the inquest he defended that he found it extremely difficult to slow down and admitted he was also confused about the beeping in his headphones.
Fernando Alonso from the Aston Martin team will start next to qualifying winner and championship leader Max Verstappen in a Red Bull car. The Grand Prix of Canada had exactly the same pole position and first row occupancy a year ago.
British Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will be in the second row on Sunday at 20:00 our time, and Esteban Ocon from Alpine will appear in the third row next to Hülkenberg.
2023-06-18 16:14:27
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