P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Kick Sauber’s Guanyu Zhou has been handed a three-place grid drop for the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday after the Stewards deemed he impeded Max Verstappen during qualifying. Zhou was knocked out in Q1 on Saturday, placing dead last in the timings during a wet session. However, in the final laps, he found […]
Zhou was knocked out in Q1 on Saturday, placing dead last in the timings during a wet session. In the final laps, he was on the racing line in Turn 17, ahead of Verstappen, causing annoyance to the championship leader. Steward’s decision post-session stated Zhou didn’t go at full racing speed and the team provided inaccurate information about Car 1 being behind him. Despite the team’s mistake, the penalty was given to Zhou as responsibility lies with the driver. Interestingly, the sanction won’t affect his grid position on Sunday, starting the race from 19th due to Tsunoda’s 60-place engine penalty. Verstappen, who faced Zhou’s intrusion, secured the top spot at the end of Q3 but will start the race from 11th due to an engine penalty.
