F1 | Alpine, Ocon and Gasly were also penalized for the same reason as Russell

Not only Russell, also Or with e gasly were penalized by FIA for having created impediments in the pit lane during qualifying Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Brazil. The two pilots ofAlpine therefore, for the exact same reason as the Briton, they will serve two positions on the starting grid in Sunday's race, and will therefore not start from the twelfth and thirteenth place, but from the fourteenth and fifteenth. The Federation evidently intends to finally apply the regulation, albeit with a note disclosed before this weekend, when penalizing was enough Verstappen a Singapore.

NB: the following statements were collected before the sentence (which you can read here, is the same as Russell's).

“Busy day – admits Ocon. Just one free practice session before qualifying, and after making the cut in Q1 we were narrowly eliminated. We maximized everything today, that's what we could do but I'm sure we'll have opportunities on Sunday. Now we focus on Saturday Sprint, we will have other points up for grabs."

“It's always disappointing to go out in Q2 – says Gasly. However, we still have a lot to say this weekend. I lost some time on my second attempt due to an incorrect gear shift, we need to investigate this. I would have been close to reaching Q3, so we will evaluate how to improve for next time. We lack a bit of pace, but on Saturday and Sunday we will have opportunities to score. We are at the last Sprint of the year and our objective will be to sort out some details before the ShootOut qualifying and aim for an important result in the mini race on Saturday".