Formula 1 | Impeded in exiting the pits, Russell penalized after qualifying in Brazil

After the cases of Singapore e Mexico, in which the FIA closed both eyes, and the race director's notes, which specified that the pilots, although they could go slowly, had to stay as far to the left as possible, the Federation decided to apply the regulation and therefore to penalize George Russell for having obstructed the passage in the pit exit lane during qualifying Sao Paulo Grand Prix, Brazil. For this reason, the pilot of the Mercedes he will have two penalty positions on the starting grid for Sunday's race, therefore starting from eighth place. After the pardon granted to Verstappen (twice) and to the British driver himself in Mexico, the stewards will be much stricter in cases of impeding in the pit lane.

IMPEDING SENTENCE IN PIT-LANE (GEORGE RUSSELL)
TWO STARTING GRID POSITION PENALTIES

The Stewards listened to George Russell, the team representative and examined the video evidence on board the car. To avoid situations like those that occurred in Mexico, the race director's notes for this event contained a specific clause (point 14), which stated that it was allowed to proceed slowly at the pit exit to create a gap before crossing the line. Safety Car 2. However, in doing so, the driver must remain as far to the left as possible to allow other drivers on the right side to pass. Russell was coming out of the pits, preparing for an out lap, he went slowly to gain distance from the cars in front so he could have a clean lap, but failed to stay hard left. As a result, the following cars were unable to overtake him, as per the race director's instructions. This clearly violates the wording and spirit of point 14 of the notes cited above.