Final in Abu Dhabi
Pit mistake! Penalty for F1 surprise man
Penalty in Abu Dhabi: The surprise driver Nico Hülkenberg in the Haas, who was originally in fourth place, was demoted three positions for overtaking two cars in the pit lane.
Time was running out! In the final phase of Q1, Hülkenberg overtook Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Jack Doohan (Alpine) in order to set another fast lap. But this is not allowed, because "overtaking is prohibited in the pit lane unless a car is slowing down with an obvious problem", according to the Formula 1 regulations.
"In our position, we can always be first or last, and in this case we were last and the clock was running out," the German told Sky. "My first lap wasn't so good, so we were really under pressure, under pressure. The countdown ran out and I was told that I had to overtake a few cars and save as much time as possible. I did what I had to do."
"Never an excuse"
Although the stewards acknowledged "that the location of the team's garages restricts the ability to send the cars out onto the track, this should never be used as an excuse for breaking the rules". This resulted in a grid penalty for Hülkenberg, who will now start the race from seventh place.
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