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The Frenchman, who has often been noticed for stupid incidents, dragged teammate Esteban Ocon into misery. Although the two have not been friends since childhood, his compatriot defended him: “It can happen!”
Out of the wreckage with impunity
Usually there is an immediate penalty of five seconds, such as the one Sainz received in the same seconds for a more innocent action against Alonso. But how do you want to give a driver who climbs out of a scrap heap a time penalty? So the FIA judges really only had two options in the Gasly case: two penalty points or three starting places at the next race in Baku.
Sainz yes, Gasly no!
The verdict fit the chaos: acquittal because it happened in the start-up phase. The same could have been said of Sainz, but he started fourth behind the safety car on the last lap and finished twelfth and last. 0.081 seconds behind Bottas.
The question remains: didn’t the world federation set the same standard for Gasly – or did they want to avoid a GP ban? Because anyone who collects twelve penalty points in a calendar year has to watch a race.
Gasly: Three more races
And Gasly already has ten points in the almost forgotten catalog of fines. Only on May 25, before the Monaco GP, will he lose two points. The 111-time GP starter with a win (2020 in Monza on Alpha Tauri) is still in great danger in Baku, Miami and Imola. Behind the Frenchman is Canadian Lance Stroll (24) with eight penalty points. But the Aston Martin driver with already 125 races can breathe easy. At Easter, two points are deducted again.
Alonso attracts rivals
Then Stroll’s teammate Alonso appears with six points. This way the indestructible Spaniard can let off steam. In all three races in 2023, his green monster was touched by his rivals. Alonso laughs: “I seem to be quite popular and attractive!”
Last suspension 2012: Grosjean
The last driver to watch a race since 1994 – at that time without a series of penalties – was Romain Grosjean. The Swiss had cleared half the field at the start in Spa in 2012 with his Lotus.
Source : Blick
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