Belgian GP: Maldonado receives three place grid penalty
By Andrew Hooper September 1 2012
Williams F1 driver Pastor Maldonado would receive a three place grid penalty for blocking during qualifying.
Maldonado
receives three place grid penalty
Williams F1
driver Pastor Maldonado would lose his third place grid position for the
2012 Belgian Grand Prix after being penalised for blocking Nico Hulkenberg
in qualifying.
The stewards imposed a three-place grid penalty on the Williams driver,
dropping him to sixth.
The incident had taken place during Q1, with race control immediately
announcing that it would be investigated.
The decision is set to elevate Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen to third, behind
Jenson Button and Kamui Kobayashi.
As for team-mate Bruno Senna he was to say via twitter " Tough day in the
office. Had some big aerodynamic problems in qualifying that got worse and
worse. Hope to have a healthy car tomorrow."
Belgian GP: Maldonado receives three place grid penalty
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Date: 01/09/2012 17:09
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