F1 star hit with fine after breaching Japanese | Sports News

Carlos Sainz is staring down the barrel of a potential $11,000 penalty from the FIA for his tardiness to the national anthem ceremony on the Japanese Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver was summoned by the stewards post-race on Sunday.

Should the alleged infraction of Article 19.4 of the sporting rules be confirmed, Sainz would possibly turn out to be the inaugural driver since Yuki Tsunoda eventually yr’s Canadian Grand Prix to face sanctions for a national anthem ceremony oversight.

The stewards, after assembly with Tsunoda final yr, disclosed: “The team stated that they failed to inform the driver about the timing adequately and therefore caused the delay, but it is also the responsibility of the driver to arrive in time.

“It is famous that the motive force, as soon as made conscious of his mistake, took each cheap effort to attend the National Anthem as quickly as doable.

The incident involving Tsunoda resulted in an $11,000 fine for his Faenza-based squad.

Earlier on the Japanese GP, Sainz had already fallen foul of FIA guidelines twice. The four-time Grand Prix victor incurred an $1,100 fine for exceeding the pit lane velocity restrict by 13.7km/h during FP3.

Subsequently, during qualifying, Sainz obstructed Lewis Hamilton at Turn One. Born in Madrid, Sainz was on the inside of the bend however drifted in direction of the observe’s middle, compelling Hamilton to desert his fast lap.

Following a go to to the stewards, Sainz was hit with a three-place grid penalty, pushing him behind Fernando Alonso, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda into a P15 grid slot for Sunday’s Grand Prix.

“The driver of Car 55 stated that he did not have any warning from the team, of the approach of Car 44 on a push lap,” the stewards defined.

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“He stated that he was caught completely by surprise and because of the approach speed of Car 44, and the angle of his car, he could not see Car 44 in his mirrors.

“However, however the above, the crew had ample warning that Car 44 was on an out lap while Car 55 was on its push lap. Also, more than 8 seconds elapsed from when it was apparent Car 44 was not going into the pits, and therefore was going to start out a push lap, and when Car 55 may have taken acceptable motion if the motive force had been warned by the crew.”