Saturday, 5 April 2014

Sutil handed five place grid penalty for Grosjean incident

(Sauber F1 Team)
 
The Sauber F1 Team's Adrian Sutil has been handed a five place grid penalty by the race stewards in Bahrain for forcing car 8 (Romain Grojean) off the circuit between turn's 13 and 14 in an unsafe manner.
 
As a result of the penalty, the German who qualified in 18th place will now start the race from the back of the grid. The stewards also handed the Sauber driver two penalty points.
 
Revised Grid for tomorrow's Bahrain Grand Prix
 
1 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 Valtteri Bottas Williams Martini Racing
4 Sergio Perez Force India
5 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari
6 Jenson Button McLaren Mercedes
7 Felipe Massa Williams Martini Racing
8 Kevin Magnussen McLaren Mercedes
9 Fernando Alonso Ferrari
10 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull Racing
11 Nico Hulkenberg Force India
12 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
13 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing **10 place grid penalty
14 Jean Eric Vergne Toro Rosso
15 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber F1 Team
16 Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 Team
17 Pastor Maldonado Lotus F1 Team
18 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham F1 Team
19 Jules Bianchi Marussia F1 Team
20 Marcus Ericsson Caterham F1 Team
21 Max Chilton Marussia F1 Team
22 Adrian Sutil Sauber F1 Team *5 place grid penalty
 
©Ben Johnston 2014
 

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