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Lucas di Grassi must serve a huge penalty during the first of two Formula E races at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Former F1 driver and Season 3 Formula E champion, Lucas di Grassi, found humor in a large penalty in Saudi Arabia and shared it on social media. Before the Jeddah E-Prix, di Grassi was aware of a 20-place grid penalty for qualifying. This penalty was given to both di Grassi and his Lola Yamaha ABT teammate Zane Maloney after their team conducted checks on both drivers’ MGUs with FE’s approval. Since they didn’t qualify on the front row, the 20-place penalty couldn’t be enforced, resulting in a 10-second stop-and-go penalty during the race. Di Grassi playfully joked on X (formerly Twitter) that he would practically start the race from Riyadh, 1,156km away. The 40-year-old driver’s sense of humor shone through amid the penalty situation.
