Stewards punish Gasly after incident with Verstappen in qualifying

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10:20, 20 Oct 2024

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During qualifying for the US Grand Prix, Max Verstappen had to swerve from Alpine's Pierre Gasly, who was sent out by his mechanics at the wrong time. This caused a close call in the pitlane and handed the French Formula 1 team a €5,000 fine.

Gasly fined for hindering Verstappen

The Red Bull Racing driver clearly had to swerve from Gasly's Alpine, and the incident went straight to the stewards. After listening to the French driver's side of the story and watching the footage, they decided that it was an unsafe release from Alpine.

Gasly left his garage in Q3 in an unsafe manner by his team, which forced Verstappen to swerve. If Verstappen wouldn't have done that, there could've been an incident. Alpine as a result must pay a €5,000 fine to the FIA.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	292
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	211
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	191
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	186
5	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	167
6	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	145
7	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	120
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	71
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	59
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	41
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	31
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	27
13	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	10
15	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	7
16	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
18	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
19	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	3
20	Yuki Tsunoda Yuki Tsunoda	Racing BullsRCB	1
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
23	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0

Stewards punish Gasly after incident with Verstappen in qualifying

Gasly fined for hindering Verstappen

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