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Following the conclusion of Sunday’s FIA Formula 3 Silverstone Feature Race, several drivers have been penalised.
Firstly, Tasanapol Inthraphyvasak has been given a 10-second time penalty for not engaging the start set-up procedure.
After receiving a report from the Technical Delegate, the Stewards spoke to the driver, a team representative and a Technical Delegate.
A defined set-up procedure activation must be used during all formation starts and Car 11’s data shows that the driver did not engage the start set-up procedure.
The driver of Car 11 admitted he forgot to engage the start set-up procedure for the formation lap, and did not realise his error until he released the clutch.
As a result, the Stewards awarded Inthraphuvasak a 10-second time penalty, dropping the Campos driver from 10th to 13th in the final classification.
Noah Stromsted has also been given a 10-second time penalty for an unsafe release on Tim Tramnitz.
The Stewards examined video evidence, and spoke to both drivers and their representatives.
It was then determined that Car 4 had been released from its pit stall into the path of Car 17. The pair collided and Car 17 suffered damage from the collision.
The Stewards determined that Car 4 had been released unsafely, and due to the subsequent collision with Car 17, elected to apply a 10-second time penalty.
This drops Stromsted from P26 to P28 in the final classification.
Nicola Lacorte has been handed a post-race time penalty for a starting infringement.
The Stewards heard from the driver and a team representative, while also examining video and GPS evidence.
It was then determined that the driver of Car 29 passed Cars 15 and 23 on the formation lap in violation of Article 37.8 of the FIA Formula 3 Sporting Regulations.
Car 23 regained its position, but Car 29 was still ahead of Car 15 at the Safety Car Line 1.
The driver of Car 29, noting the wet conditions, explained that he was on wet tyres and Car 15 and 23 were on dry tyres, and he passed them to prepare his tyres for the race start.
However, the Stewards determined that the driver of Car 29 should have re-established the grid order before reaching Safety Car Line 1.
As a result, Lacorte has been handed a 30-second time penalty. This drops him from P11 to P15 in the final classification.
Lastly, Gerrard Xie has also been given a 10-second time penalty after a Hitech TGR mechanic left equipment (bag of dry ice) on the grid after the 15-second signal, in contravention of Article 37.5 of the FIA F3 Sporting Regulations.
As such, a 10 second stop-and-go penalty has been converted to a 30-second time penalty, which has been added to his final race time.
This drops Xie from P23 to P25 in the final classification.