Today Leclerc went to speak to the race stewards about his impediment. Here is the FIA's decision...
What's happening to Leclerc?
The events ended at 12,45pm today qualifications in the shortest format in the history of Formula 1, the qualifications for the sprint shootout. Primo the unreachable Max Verstappen, according to un incredible Norris (is McLaren resurrecting with the new updates?), Pérez third, Magnussen fourth… Fifth Sainz e sixth Leclerc and a Leclerc strange. IERI (Yesterday) the day immense she was right at the top, mostly in turn one, but in the last lap of qualifying for tomorrow's race he worked a miracle. And he placed his Red in the front row, behind Verstappen. This morning he had one Qualifying for the sprint shootout is quite difficult, Complete with investigation for a impeding in SQ1 su Piastres.
The decision of the FIA
This weekend, however, it has so far been characterized by a certain difficulty, shared also many other pilots, as Verstappen e tsunoda. In particular, yes the controversy reignited around the track limits. In recent years, in fact, and on some circuits such as that of Spielberg, warnings, black-white flags and times canceled in profusion are raining down. And Leclerc took Verstappen's side, suggesting that the stewards look at the helmet cameras. The aim is to make the commissioners and race director understand how today's drivers see the track. And today at 13,30pm UTC+1 (our same time zone), always Leclerc he went to the steward to discuss the fact on plate impeding. It turned out that the Monegasque driver actually prevented Piastri from completing his flying lap. Therefore the FIA he thought it was right to impose one on him penalty, so he decided to do it back off the young Monegasque driver from three positions in the grid of sprint shootout. The number sixteen he will therefore start ninth, instead of sixth. Tomorrow's grid has not been affected as the impediment occurred during qualifying for today's sprint.
