While the Zandvoort paddock is now close to closing, to then restart tomorrow, there is no shortage of news. A few minutes ago, in fact, the FIA announced the result of its concluded investigation against a driver, namely Yuki Tsunoda. The Japanese will receive a three-place penalty for impeding Lewis Hamilton.
Tsunoda: he is the driver penalized by the FIA
It's certainly not an easy situation for the AlphaTauri. In fact, the Faenza team had to say goodbye to Daniel early Ricciardo – who was replaced by the reserve driver Lawson – following the broken wrist confirmed yesterday evening. In addition to the Australian, at Alpha they have to deal with a car that still appears to have many problems. Despite this, Tsunoda managed to conquer - in the qualifying sessions held this afternoon - the fourteenth position, they reach Q2. The impediment on Lewis Hamilton it costs him three places of penalty, with Tsunoda being forced to start from the seventeenth spot.
The pilots who take advantage of it
They benefit from this decision by the FIA Nico Hulkenberg, Guanyu Zhou and Esteban Ocon, who gain a position compared to the one achieved on the track during the qualification – with the pole position taken home by the usual Max Verstappen. With this decision, there should be no further changes on the starting grid of the Dutch GP, scheduled for tomorrow at 15.00 pm.
