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George Russell, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly have been hit with a two-place grid penalty after the stewards deemed that they didn’t follow the race director’s instructions.
The FIA has announced that drivers will be banned from waiting in the pit lane during qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix this weekend. This tactic, used by drivers like Max Verstappen in Singapore, allowed them to build a gap before starting their hot laps in qualifying. However, some drivers failed to follow the race director’s instructions and were penalized for not keeping to the left when exiting the pit lane. George Russell is the first driver to break the new rule and has been given a two-place grid penalty, starting from eighth on the grid. Additionally, Alpine duo Ocon and Gasly have also received two-place grid penalties and will start 14th and 15th on the grid.
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