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Aston Martin hit with large fines for unusual driver infringement.
Aston Martin has been fined €20,000 due to Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll not attending a fan engagement event at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Both drivers did not appear at the fan zone activity before Friday’s practice, as they believed they were not required since they were not participating in FP1. The FIA fined Aston Martin €25,000 for each offence, but suspended €15,000 of it for 12 months after the team agreed to additional fan engagement activities. The stewards noted that fans are essential to Formula 1, leading to the imposition of the fine for the competitor’s failure to fulfill their obligations. Aston Martin proposed activities to engage with fans in light of the incident, leading to the majority of the penalty being suspended.
