Williams and Albon hit with warning and fine after dangerous pit lane incident

After being summoned to the stewards, Williams has been given a formal warning and will have to pay a €5,000 fine. This is due to Albon's car blocking Lindblad from entering his pit stop.

Not only was the British-Thai driver involved, but Carlos Sainz was as well. As Sainz was already at the Williams garage, Albon had to drive around him. This not only blocked Lindblad but also put him in a position where he narrowly missed a mechanic working on Albon's car.

In the FIA document, the reason is cited as a breach of Article B4.1.1 of the FIA F1 Regulations and Article 12.2.1.h of the FIA International Sporting Code.

It explains, "The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 23 (Alexander Albon), the driver of Car 41 (Arvid Lindblad), team representatives, the FIA Single Seater Department Sporting Director and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, team radio and incar video evidence. Car 55 was already stopped in front of the Williams Team garage area as Car 23 approached."

Thus, after reviewing the incident, Williams was handed a formal warning. The team was also handed a €5,000 fine due to "a breach of Article 12.2.1.h of the FIA International Sporting Code."

Another driver who was previously summoned to the stewards has also recieved a warning. Nico Hulkenberg was noted for driving slowly in the tunnel. After reviewing the data, the stewards have handed him a warning for breaching Article 12.2.1.i of the International Sporting Code.

Neither Williams driver nor Arvid Lindblad made it past the second session of the Monaco GP qualifying. Lindblad will start the race in 15th, with Albon in 11th, Sainz in 12th and Hulkenberg in 13th. The other Racing Bulls driver, Liam Lawson, will start one position ahead of Albon in 10th after making it into Q3.

On pole position is Kimi Antonelli, with Max Verstappen joining him on the front row. On the second row are Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc. The Monaco GP kicks off at 13:00 BST.