Colapinto Handed Sepang Penalty for Causing Baku F1 Pile-Up
The stewards said Colapinto was mainly to blame and converted a standard 10-second penalty into a five-place grid drop.
- Franco Colapinto received a five-place grid penalty for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang following a multi-car collision during Saturday's Formula race in Baku. The Stewards handed down the sanction after reviewing video and timing evidence from the restart incident.
- Approaching Turn 1 on the lap 36 restart, Colapinto locked his brakes and struck Pierre Gasly's Alpine, which then collided with Lando Norris' McLaren. All three drivers retired from the race.
- The Stewards determined Colapinto was predominantly to blame for the collision. Because he retired from the race, they converted the standard 10-second penalty into a grid drop under FIA Regulations.
- McLaren driver Lando Norris demanded a race ban for Colapinto immediately after the incident, before viewing replays. The FIA Regulations required the penalty adjustment due to his early retirement from Baku.
- Colapinto will serve the five-place penalty at the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, concluding the FIA investigation into the restart collision. The incident was triggered when Alexander Albon crashed on lap 31, neutralizing the Azerbaijan race.
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On lap 36 of the race in Baku's urban circuit, after the intervention of the safety car, Colapinto tried a bold maneuver by wanting to infiltrate the interior of curve 1, which rotated 90 degrees, but braked abruptly and too late, which blocked his wheels. The Argentine's single-seat then lost control and hit with the Frenchman Pierre Gasly, his Alpine companion, who in turn collided with the McLaren of Norris. The three drivers had to abandon b…
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