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Two Formula 1 drivers were spared penalties for overtaking under red flags in Monaco Grand Prix practice, a day after Ollie Bearman incurred a heavy 10-place grid penalty for the offence.
Two Formula 1 drivers were not penalized for overtaking under red flags during Monaco Grand Prix practice, whereas Ollie Bearman received a heavy 10-place grid penalty for the same offense. The incidents involving Carlos Sainz and Franco Colapinto were investigated, revealing mitigating circumstances that were not present in Bearman’s case. Sainz overtook Colapinto after a red flag incident, while Colapinto was investigated for passing Lance Stroll under red flags. The stewards found that both Sainz and Colapinto took immediate steps to slow down once the red flag was displayed, unlike Bearman who was deemed to have actively decided to overtake. Bearman remains the only driver with a 10-place grid penalty, while Stroll received a one-place penalty for an unrelated incident.
