FIA explains why Gasly became penalised for Alonso F1 clash

Gasly touched Alonso’s rear wheel at Flip 1 on the fundamental lap, sending the Alpine driver into a shuffle, and ending any likelihood that the frail world champion had of scoring points,

On the final, first-lap contact is regarded by the stewards as a racing incident, but on this occasion the stewards agreed that Gasly must be penalised.

They moreover discounted the truth that Gasly had the Crimson Bull of Sergio Perez on his internal.

Gasly purchased a 5-2nd penalty, which he took at his pitstop, as effectively as two points in his licence. He at final finished sixth, appropriate within the back of Lewis Hamilton.

The stewards first and main put stated of their resolution that Gasly “became predominantly at fault”, however the verdict became later corrected to stammer the Frenchman became “wholly at fault”.

“It would also still moreover be pointed out that the stewards attain now no longer think this incident as an unavoidable Lap 1 Flip 1 contact between two autos, as GAS became now no longer sandwiched between two autos when he touched ALO’s automobile,” the verdict added.

Masi wired that the most principal thing became that Gasly became deemed to be to blame, per the procedures agreed forward of this season.

“One in every thing if we return to the commence of the 365 days, when you occur to exhaust, pre the fundamental match became that following discussions with the drivers and the groups is that we had to form of ratchet back quite bit the allow them to accelerate principles in overall,” he stated.

“And one of them became first-lap incidents , and that if a driver became wholly guilty for an incident, then it would seemingly lead to a penalty.

“And that one there became the stewards particular that Pierre became wholly guilty for the incident. And consequently, a 5-2nd penalty became imposed.”

Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing RB16B, Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT02

Report by: Andy Hone / Motorsport Photos

Asked to review the Turkish incident with the unpenalised first-lap contact between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton at Imola, Masi wired that the conditions were varied.

“I respect when you occur to see at the Max and Lewis one, or now no longer it is some distance a form of the wholly or predominantly, under our guidelines. So we now maintain stated, and the ability that for ease of interpretation, let’s call it, for all americans’s attend, is that if any individual is wholly guilty on lap one, this can lead to a penalty.

“If it takes two to tango, then it can perhaps perhaps presumably be seemingly on lap one now no longer lead to one thing, or if there’s extra than the 2 autos enthusiastic. But if or now no longer it is rather certain, two autos, one has performed it, then a penalty would occur.”

Masi confirmed that the stewards had even handed if Perez’s presence alongside Gasly had performed a role forward of discounting it.

“In stammer that became one of many things why it seemingly took quite bit longer in the beginning there to maintain a closer see at, is that clearly Sergio became on the internal, but as soon because it became rather certain from all the pictures and every thing on hand, that is why they particular that it became a 5 2nd penalty.”

Gasly himself insisted that Perez’s presence did play a role, as he became attempting to cease certain of the Crimson Bull.

“There became contact and I haven’t in actuality considered the pictures” he stated. “For me it became tight with Sergio internal me and Fernando became on the out of doors, so honestly there wasn’t discipline, but yes there became contact.

“I did the penalty, I don’t know if it became the valid thing or now no longer. I must see at the pictures first.

“I seen Fernando became there, I moreover seen Sergio became there, and I attempted to bound the put I would also. We’re aware of it is some distance continually usually now no longer a valid mix when there are that many autos. I would now no longer maintain any varied identical put that involves recommendations. That’s appropriate the ability it is some distance.”