Carlos Sainz has been saved from a huge mess: FIA’s decision after another misunderstood penalty

One of the most repetitive complaints in recent years in F1 is the inconsistencies of career address when applying penalties to similar actions. And on this occasion, young Oliver Bearman (Haas), should be worthy to be angry. British was punished by 10 positions in the Monaco gridsomething that ruined his choices to achieve the best possible results in the streets of the chief -teaching, by Magadvance with a red flag on FREE on Friday. However, one day later, Carlos Sainz made himself from the same penalty and see how his weekend was A similar situation in free 2, though there are many important nuances for FIA.

In the Monaco Press Room, on Friday, few understood that Bearman received such a penalty by advancing another red car flag. This occurs in the penultimate curve, at low speeds. He saw the light panel, stopped accelerating and turned to a point where the cars were at low speed. He went to the front of the car, but there was no danger. And it cost him 10 grill posts for the week and two points on the pilot card. Bearman told commissioners that he did not stop right away because “could be more dangerous.” But the judges didn’t ‘buy’ that explanation.

“Regulation requires that pilots immediately reduce the speed and slowly go to their boxes (Article 2.5.4.1 B)). The same regulation warns the pilots, in the event of a red flag, ‘forbidden to advance’ and the pilots should note that breed and service vehicles may be on track …”, says FIA’s statement.

“The driver claimed he saw the red flags, but decided not And what he did was a safer way to handle the situation. We do not agree with your decision not to take steps to reduce adequate speed to avoid advancing another car And, instead, slowly return to the boxes, as it is ordered. The purpose of demanding drivers to reduce speed is immediately security, “ The statement added.

The decision on Sainz’s action

For his part, Sainz could have better luck. A similar thing that happened to curve 2, but it was too close to the car in front and FIA, after investigating what had happened, decided not to punish Carlos by being clear that he was fulfilling the Basic requirement to reduce speed “immediately” And because they consider that, when it goes at a lot of speed and rolling close to the front car, which is slower it “Reaching is inevitable.”

“When the car 55 (Sainz) goes to curve 2, the session is signed with a red flag. The car 55 is very close to the car 43 (42 meters). She is Car 55 spread at large speeds, greater than 250 km/h. And car 43 is on a slow return to the left side of the track. Once the red flag was shown, the car 55 took immediate steps to reduce the speed of safeAs Article 2.5.4.1 B) requests the Appendix H of the International Sports Code, “the SAINZ TABLE said.

“There was a significant difference in the speed between the two cars and the overcrowding was an inevitable fruit for it and the distance between the cars. Because of the circumstances, we will not make any size, “he argued about Carlos. He was rescued from a good one to maintain his wishes fully in his Williams.