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Originally Posted by F1Guy
So the Australian boy has been done again! 3 place grid penalty. For slowing down too much??  |
For not slowing enough I think you will find. (Although he did slow significantly it was not for long enough and he was under the minim time delta)
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“The Stewards reviewed the data and video and found that Ricciardo did in fact fail to stay above the minimum time set by the FIA ECU in the penultimate and final mini marshalling sectors,” read the report.
“The Stewards also found that Ricciardo slowed by as much as 175km/h from his fast times at Turn 12 and was consistently and significantly slower in the final three turns, indicating that he was fully complying with the requirements of Appendix H of the International Sporting Code.“
However, he admitted an error in reading his dash and was slightly below the minimum time.
“As the regulation states, Art. 31.6 was added this year to ensure that drivers reduce speed sufficiently during a red flag. Breach of this regulation is seen to be an extremely serious matter."
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