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16:49, 05 Jun
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Charles Leclerc was found guilty of impeding Liam Lawson during the first free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver received a formal warning from the stewards.
The Ferrari driver, who also set the quickest lap time during the first practice of weekend in Monaco, was summoned by the stewards after the conclusion of the session.
The stewards wrote: "The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 16 (Charles Leclerc), the driver of Car 30 (Liam Lawson), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, team radio and in-car video evidence. As Car 30 was approaching Car 16 the team advised the driver of Car 16 “3 seconds to Bearman, 5 seconds to Lawson”.
"This was an accurate statement. However the driver of Car 16 reasonably assumed that this meant there was a 5 second gap between Bearman and Lawson when in fact there was only a 2 second gap. This misunderstanding was ultimately responsible for the unnecessary impeding. The team agreed that it would revise its communication protocols to minimise the future risk of misunderstandings."
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Lindblad also handed the same verdict
Arvid Lindblad was also summoned to the stewards for impeding Oscar Piastri during FP1. About the British talent's incident, the stewards wrote: "The team warned the driver of Car 41 when Car 81 was 4.5 seconds behind but also previously advised that driver of Car 81 had aborted his lap. This was not the case and was a wrong interpretation by the team engineer. The driver of Car 41 stated that he knew Car 81 was within 4.5 seconds, as he had been told earlier by his team that the driver of Car 81 had aborted his lap, he was not as alert to his approach as he should have been.
"The Stewards consider this to be a reasonable mitigating circumstance however note that similar misinterpretations in future, following this warning, may almost certainly result in more severe penalties," they concluded.
Monaco Grand Prix Results
Practice
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
ALL
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FerrariFER | - | 1:13.978 | |
2 | FerrariFER | - | 1:14.204 | |
3 | Red Bull RacingRBR | - | 1:14.491 | |
4 | MercedesMER | - | 1:14.537 | |
5 | MercedesMER | - | 1:14.983 | |
6 | McLarenMCL | - | 1:15.291 | |
7 | AudiAUD | - | 1:15.343 | |
8 | McLarenMCL | - | 1:15.565 | |
9 | AudiAUD | - | 1:15.750 | |
10 | AlpineALP | - | 1:15.828 | |
11 | WilliamsWIL | - | 1:15.989 | |
12 | WilliamsWIL | - | 1:16.041 | |
13 | Red Bull RacingRBR | - | 1:16.148 | |
14 | CadillacCAD | - | 1:16.170 | |
15 | AlpineALP | - | 1:16.189 | |
16 | HaasHAA | - | 1:16.292 | |
17 | HaasHAA | - | 1:16.333 | |
18 | Racing BullsRCB | - | 1:16.389 | |
19 | Racing BullsRCB | - | 1:16.431 | |
20 | Aston MartinAST | - | 1:16.678 | |
21 | CadillacCAD | - | 1:17.460 | |
22 | Aston MartinAST | - | 1:17.556 |
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
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