Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen and Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo have received grid penalties for not lining up in the fast lane of the pit exit during yesterday’s qualifying session for the Canadian Grand Prix.
The two drivers were given two-place grid penalties for having bunched up beside other cars at the pit exit when the light was still red and as a result, gained positions when it turned green.
Raikkonen and Ricciardo will now both line up 10th and 11th respectively.
Raikkonen afterwards claimed that he intended to make a practice start from the left hand side, as is permitted.
However, the FIA stewards panel responded with the following to the 2007 world champion’s comments: “This does not alleviate the requirement to leave in the order of arrival at the end of the pit lane.”
Two other drivers, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez, also breached Article 23.6 of the regulations, but were not given penalties because on both occasion they managed to rejoin the track in the same position they left it.
The two drivers were given two-place grid penalties for having bunched up beside other cars at the pit exit when the light was still red and as a result, gained positions when it turned green.
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| Kimi Räikkönen (Photo: WRi2) |
Raikkonen and Ricciardo will now both line up 10th and 11th respectively.
Raikkonen afterwards claimed that he intended to make a practice start from the left hand side, as is permitted.
However, the FIA stewards panel responded with the following to the 2007 world champion’s comments: “This does not alleviate the requirement to leave in the order of arrival at the end of the pit lane.”
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| Daniel Ricciardo (Photo: WRi2) |
Two other drivers, Jean-Eric Vergne and Sergio Perez, also breached Article 23.6 of the regulations, but were not given penalties because on both occasion they managed to rejoin the track in the same position they left it.