Isack Hadjar has acquired a three-place grid penalty for the System 1 Canadian Grand Prix after a “full miscommunication” along with his Racing Bulls crew led to the rookie impeding Carlos Sainz in qualifying.
With the Williams driver on a sizzling lap trying to make it by means of to Q2, Sainz was blocked by Hadjar approaching Flip 6 and fumed over the radio after being eradicated in seventeenth in consequence.
Hadjar pleaded his innocence on the time, however has been dropped three locations for Sunday’s race following a summons to the steward’s room which means he’ll now begin the grand prix in twelfth.
“I by no means impede anybody, not even in follow,” the Frenchman mentioned after qualifying, however earlier than his grid drop was introduced.
“I bought advised Carlos had aborted his lap, and in reality he was nonetheless pushing. So, full miscommunication from what I bought advised, and it is a disgrace, it ruins his qualifying. And possibly a bit mine.”
The stewarding doc confirmed Hadjar’s rationalization, laying out why the choice was taken to drop him out of the highest 10 in Montreal.
Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
Picture by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Pictures
“The Stewards heard from the motive force of Automotive 6 (Isack Hadjar), the motive force of Automotive 55 (Carlos Sainz), crew representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system knowledge, video, timing, crew radio and in-car video proof,” it learn.
“Automotive 6 was on an in-lap and was caught by Automotive 55, on a push lap, on the entry to show 6. Though Automotive 6 tried to maneuver off the racing line to depart house for Automotive 55, the transfer was too late. The driving force of Automotive 6 agreed that Automotive 55 was impeded.
“He defined that he had earlier been advised by his crew that Automotive 55 was approaching on a push lap however the crew then advised him that Automotive 55 had deserted the lap. He mentioned that though he noticed Automotive 55 in his mirrors, he relied upon what he had been advised by his crew and when he realised the knowledge was mistaken he did his greatest to maneuver out of the best way.
“The usual penalty for this infringement throughout Qualifying within the Penalty Tips is a 3 grid place penalty no matter whether or not the incident was the fault of the motive force or the crew.”
Sainz, in the meantime, will begin sixteenth having moved up a spot following Yuki Tsunoda’s personal 10-place grid penalty for a crimson flag infringement throughout FP3.
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Mark Mann-Bryans
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Carlos Sainz
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